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COLLECTION 



XOQITlAIi PHRASES, 

ON ETERY TOPIC 

NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CONVERSATION: 

ARRANGED UNDER DIFFERENT HEADS; 

WITH NU3IER0US REXABKS ON THE PECrLTAR PROXV"r'T \t^. .-." 
AJsD USE OF TARlOrS AV0RD3. 

THE V.'HOEE SO DISPOSED AS CONSIDERABLY TO T.iCILITATI-. 

TL- ACaUISlTlOK OF A CORRECT I'lloXUNClATiON 

OF TEE FREXCH. 



STEREOTYPED BY L. JOilXbON. 

CAREY AND LEA. 

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BBRARD & MONDOX; AND R. LOCKWOOD, NieW York, CARTER 

& UEXDEE; HILLIARD, GRAY & CO.; AND RICHARDSOX, ^ORD & 
HOLBROOK, Boston, E. J, COALE; AND W. cC J. NEAE, Boltn-Qre. 

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A 

COLLECTIOA" 

OF 

COLLOQUIAL. PHRASES, 

ON EVERY TOPIC 

NECESSARY TO IMAINTAIN CONVERSATION: 

ARRANGED UXDER DIFFERENT HEADS; 



WITH ?;UMEROUS liETVIARICS ON THE PECULIAR PRONUNCIATION 
AND rSE OF VARIOLS WORDS. 



THE WHOLE SO DISPOSED AS CGXSIDEPvABLY TO FACILITATE 
THE ACQUISITION OF A CORRECT PRONUNCIATION 

OF THE FRENCH. 

EY A. BOLMAR. 



STERKOTYPED BY L, JOHNSON. 



CAREY AND LEA. 

SOLD EY E. L. CAREY & A. HART ; TOWAR, J. !fe D. :»T. IIOQAN ,' J. GRIGG ; 

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& mondon ; AND R. LocKwooD, New York. — carter & hendee ; 

AND HILLlARD, GRAY, &■ CO. BostOTl. E. J. COALE ; AND W. & 

J. NEAL, Bait i wore. — p. Thompson, Waslrmalon, — i. it. nash, 
Richmond. — c. bonsal ; and c. hall, Norfolk. — w. h. berrett, 
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Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to wit: 

BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the first day of June, in the fifty- 
fourth year of the Independence of the United States of America, A. D. 
1830, ANTHONY BOLMAR, of the said District, lias deposited in this 
office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the worda 
following, to wit ; — 

" A Collection of Colloquial Phrases, on every topic necessary to main- 
tain conversation : arranged under different heads ; with numerous re- 
marks on the peculiar pronunciation and use of various words. The 
whole so disposed as considerably to facilitate the acquisition of a correct 
pronunciation of tJie French. By A. Bolmar." 

In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, 
" An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the Copies of 
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and etching historical and other prints." 

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Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 



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PREFACE. 

The knowledge of the French language becom- 
ing in America, as it is and has been for centm'ies 
in all Europe, an essential branch both of a scien- 
tific and polite education, the author of this little 
volume, grateful for the flattering reception given 
to the books he has already published, hopes that 
this new attempt to facilitate the acquisition of his 
vernacular tongue, will be favourably received. 
It is his firm belief, that a work of this kind is very 
much wanted to enable students to acquire a faci- 
lity of expressing themselves in conversation. 

It is. true, that several collections of dialogues 
have already been published, both in this country 
and in England, for the use of those studying the 
French language ; but although some of them are 
not without merit, and may have been found truly 
useful for want of better, no one, as yet, has ob- 
tained universal approbation. Some want proper 
matter, and a proper arrangement of the little use- 
ful matter they contain: they were written to sell — 
and to sell cheap: — others are too dear for the useful 

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IV PREFACE. 

matter they contain, notwithstanding their bulk ;^ 
for were all the improprieties, to be met with in 
the greater part of the sentences, expunged from 
these works, their size, and consequently their 
price, would be considerably reduced, and they 
would be found to contain less matter truly useful 
and fit for polite company, than the collection of 
COLLOQUIAL PHRASES uow offered to the students of 
the French language. 

This little work, which it is hoped will be found 
to answer the end for which it has been compiled, 
is composed of the phrases most select and most 
necessary to maintain a conversation; part of 
which have been written by the author, and the 
rest culled by him from other works. 

The greatest care has been taken in the se- 
lection, THAT the sentences SHOULD BE FREE 
FROM A SINGLE WORD CALCULATED TO OFFEND THE 

MOST SCRUPULOUS READER ; and that the language 
should be correct ; and it is hoped that every sen- 
tence will present those modes of expression only, 
which are received among persons of education in 
both countries. 

Tlie tv/o greatest obstacles to the proper pro^ 



PREFACE. V 

nunciation of the French language proceed from 
the difficulty of ascertaining, — 

First, On what occasion the u?iacc€?ited e should 
be entirely mute"^' or have the sound of u in the 
English word tub. 

Second, In what case the last consonant of a 

^Several of our best orthoepists express themselves thus on 
that subject : — 

" The proper utterance of the unaccented e characterises, in 
part, the pronunciation of the gentleman, as a vicious one marks 
the lov7-bred and the ignorant. The unaccented c is sometimes 
pronounced, and sometimes not ; and in that consists a great dif- 
ficulty foT foreigners, who, always pronouncing it full, are long 
before they are able to follow a French conversation, and thence 
are inclined to believe that the French speak much faster than 
any other people. The truth is, that the French, taking them 
in general, do not speak faster than other people ; but in con- 
versation and in familiar reading, they drop the unaccented c 
as often as they can do it, and thus go quicker through a sen- 
tence than does a foreigner, who gives the full sound of u in 
twb to every unaccented e he meets with. Thus the word 
contenance, and the phrase jc rCai pas regu tout le vetement^ 
will be pronounced by a foreigner and a Frenchman native of 
Gascony, con-te-nan-ce, — je nepa re-gu tou le ve-te'Tnen ; whereas 
a well-bred Frenchman will pronounce coni-nans, — jne pa rsu 
toul vH-men^ sounding in the first word two syllables only, 
where tlie others would sound four ; and, in the sentence, sound- 
ing six syllables, where the others would sound ten. 

See on that subject, Encyclopedie Methodique, Grammaiie 
et littirature, Ist vol. part II, page 649. Laveaux, Diction- 
naire des difficultcs de la langue Frangaise, letter E, Paris 
1818, and Grammaire des grammaires, vol. Isf, page 9, Paris 
1818. All works of the first authority in the French language. 

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VI PREFACE. 

word should be joined to the vowel beginning the 
following word. 

As the numerous rules given by French gram- 
marians on the above could not be introduced here, 
it will be sufficient to state, that the silent ^, and 
almost all the mute consonants, whether at the 
end or in the middle of words, have been printed 
throughout this book in Italic, and that the sign ^ 
is put between words that must be joined; which 
will afford, in all cases, an easy solution of these 
difficulties, and enable the scholar to acquire early, 
by practice, two things that are very necessary 
to his speaking the French language with pro- 
priety. Though well-bred French people differ 
very much in the way of pronouncing the unac- 
cented e and the final consonants, yet there are 
many instances in which they generally agree; 
and to deviate from their general manner be- 
trays, in a native, except he be from Gascony, an 
ill-bred man, and, in a foreigner, a badly taught 
pupil. 



TABLES DES MATIERFS— CONTENTS. 



Les jours de la semaine 

Les mois de I'annee 

Les saisons de Pannee 

Nombres Cardinaux 

Nombres Cardinaux Em- 
ployes avec/ois 

Nombres Ordinaux 

Nombres Collectifs 

Nombres Distributifs 

Nombres Proportionnels 

Avoir, Affirmativement, 
suivi d'un objet 

Avoir, Negativement, suivi 
d'un objet 

Avoir, Interrogativement, 
suivi d'un objet 

Avoir, Negativement et In- 
terrogativement, suivi 
d'un objet 

Etre, Affirmativement 

Etre, Negativement 

Etre, Interrogativement 

Etre, Negativement et In- 
terrogativement 

Titres 

Pour Questionner 

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Page. 

The Days of the Week . . 3 

The Months of the Year . . ib. 

The Seasons of the Year , . 4 

Cardinal Numbers , , , , ib. 
Cardinal Numbers, used with 

the word time .... 9 
Ordinal Numbers .... 10 
Collective Numbers ... 13 
Distributive Numbers ... 14 
Proportional Numbers ... 15 
To HAVE, Affirmatively, fol- 
lowed by an Object . . . i6. 
To HAVE, Negatively, followed 

by an Object 16 

To HAVE, Interrogatively, fol- 
lowed by an Object ... 18 
To HAVE, Negatively and In- 
terrogatively, followed by 

an Object 19 

To BE, Affirmatively ... 20 
To BE, Negatively .... 23 
To BE, Interrogatively , . 25 
To BE, Negatively and Inter- 
rogatively 26 

Titles 27 

To ask Questions . . , , ih. 



via TABLES DESMATIERES— CONTENTS. 

Page. 
Pour Aborder, pour Saluer, To Accost^ Salute, and Inquire 

et pour s'informer de la after the Health of some 

sante de quelqu'un Person 31 

Lever Rising 33 

Pour s'habiller To Dress One^s Self ... 34 

Demander et Remercier AsJdng and Thanking , . 37 

Pour Consulter To Consult 39 

Pour Affirmer et Nier To Afjirin and Deny . . . 40 

Aller a I'^cole Going to School 42 

Sur la Langue Fran9aise On the French Language , 50 

Des Saisons Of the Seasons ..... 52 

Du Terns Of the Weather 53 

Des epoques Of Epochs ....... 55 

Del'heure Of the Hour 58 

Del' age Of the Age 60 

Nouvelles News 61 

Demander de la Monnaie To Ask for Change .... 64 

Le Matin Morning ih. 

Des Besoins de la vie Of the Necessaries of Life . 65 

Le Feu Fire . 66 

Aller au Marche Going to Market ..... 68 

Dejeuner Breakfast 70 

Diner Dinner ........ 72 

Th^ Tea 74 

Souper Supper 75 

Pour se Coucher Going to Bed 76 

Informations relatives a un Inquiries Relative to a Jour- 

Voyage ney 78 

Depart Departure 80 

Pour demander son chemin Inquiring One^s Way ... 81 
Pour demander la demeure To Inquire for the Residence 

de quelqu'un of a Person 82 

Rencontre d'un Ami Meeting of a Friend ... 84 

Pour Aller et Venir Going and Coming ... 85 

Promenade Walk .88 

Promenade dans un Jar din Walk in a Garden . . . . 90 



TABLES DES MATIERES CONTENTS. ix 

Page. 

Le Soir The Evening ..... 93 

Pour ecrire une Lettre To Write a Letter .... 94 

Ouvrage a Tais^uille Needle-work 96 

Une Visite A Visit i . 97 

Le Dessin Drawing 98 

A une Exposition Publique At a Public Exhibition of 

j de Tableaux. Paintings 99 

I Expressions de Surprise Expressions of Surprise . . 102 

Expressions de Probability Expressions of Probability . 103 
Expressions de Joie Expressions of Joy . . . .104 

Expressions de Chagrin Expressions of Sorrow , . ib. 

Expressions de Blame Expressions of Blame , . .105 

Expressions de Cole re Expressions of Anger . . . 105 

Expressions d'antipathie et Expressions of Antipathy and 

d'aversion Aversion 108 

Expressions de Sympathie et Expressions of Sympathy and 

d*amitie Friendship 109 

Avee le Tailleur With a Tailor , , , . , ib, 

Chez un Marchand Drapier At a Woollen Draper* s . .113 
Chez un Marchand de Toile At a Linen Drapers , . .114 
Chez un Parfumeur At a Perfumer* s . . . ,115 

Chez un Libraire At a Bookseller'' s , . . .117 

Chez un Bijoutier At a Jeweler* s . . . . . 120 

Chez un Horloger At a Watch Maker*3 . , . 122 

Pour Louer un Doniestique To Engage a Servant . . 124 
Pour Louer une Servante To Engage a Maid Servant . 126 
Chez un Cordonnier At a Shoemaker*s .... 127 

Pourparler u une Couturie re With a Dress-maker , . . 128 
Jouer aux echeca To Play at Chess ,. , , .130 



PART II, 

Collection de Phrases De- Collection of Detached Sen- 
tach^es tences ,,,,... 131 



A. BOLMAR'S COLLECTION 

OF 

COLLOClUIALi PHRASES. 

*^* The French e final, without accent, in words 
of more than one syllable, is, like the English e in 
love^ mate, tare, &c., not to be pronounced. 

All letters in italic^ are not to be pronounced. 

The final s, mark of the plural, is never pronounced. 

Les jours de la Semaine. The Days of the Week, 



Dimanche 




Sunday, 


Lundi 




Monday, 


Mardi 




Tuesday, 


Mercredi 




Wednesday, 


Jeudi 




Thursday, 


Vendredi 




Friday, 


Samedi 


^ 


Saturday, 


^es mois de Tannee. 


The Months of the Year. 


Janvier 




January, 


Fevrier 




February, 


Mars 




March, 


Avril {hmouille) 




April, 


Mai 




May, 


Juin 




June, 


Juillef {ILmouilles) 




July, 


Aoat 




August, 


By some pronounced aou; by others ou ; 


the last pionunciation it 


le most approved 






Septerabre 




September, 


Octobre 




October, 


Novembre 




November, 


Decembre 




December, 
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4 bolmar's collection of 

Les saisons de Tannee. The seasons of the year 



Le printems 
L'ete 
L'auto?/ine 
L'/iiver 



The Spring, 
The Summer, 
The Autumn, 
The Winter, 



*:^* The pronunciation of some numbers being very diflicult for foreign- 
ers, owing to the clitterent ways in which they are pronounced, according 
to their position in a sentence. 1 will here give such directions as will 
remove every difficulty. 

When a number is named without a noun after it, it is pronounced as 
it is written opposite the figures, taking care not to pronounce the letter or 
letters marked in italic; or'as it is spelt between a parenthesis ( ). 

When some of the numbers are followed by a noun, their pronunciation 
varies according as that noun begins with a consonant, a vowel, or an h 
mute. — See the directions given in small print, under every number that 
needs any directions. 



Nombres Cardinaux. 



Cardinal Numbers, 



1 un masc, one, 

1 une Jem, one, 

2 deu.c two, 

deu, before a consonant. 

deuz, before a vowel or an h mute, 

3 trois three, 

troi, before a consonant. 

troiz, before a vowel or an h mute. 

4 quatre four, 

5 cinq five, 

cin, before a consonant. 

cink, before a vowel or an k mute. 

6 six (sis) six, 

si, before a consonant. 

siz, before a vowel or an A mute, 

7 se^t seven, 

se, before a consonant. 

set, before a vowel or an A mule. 

8 huit eight. 

bui, before a consonant. 

huit, before a vowel or an A mute. 

9 neuf nine. 

neu, before a consonant. 

neuv, before a vowel or an A mute. 

10 dix . (dis) ten. 

di, before a consonant. 

diz. before a vowel or an A mute. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



Nombres Cardinaux. 

11 onze 

12 douze 

13 treize 

14 quatorze 

15 quinze 

16 seize 

17 dix-sejyt (dis-set) 

18 dix-huit (di-zuit) 

19 dix-neuf (diz-neuf) 
HO vingt 

In all the following, pronounce the 

21 vin^t et un (vin te un) 

2*2 vino-t-deiix 

23 vino't-trois 

24 vin^t-quatre 

25 vino*t-cinq 

26 ving't-six (sis) 

27 vin^^'t-sejot 

28 vino't-huit 

29 vino*t-iieuf 

In the followin, 

30 trente 

31 trente e; un 

32 trente-deux' 

33 trente-trois 

34 trente-quatre 

35 trente-cinq 

36 trente-six 

37 trente-sept 

38 trente-huit 

39 trente-neuf 

In all the following, pronounce the 

40 quarante 

41 quarante et un 

42 quarante-deux 

43 quarante-trois 

44 quarante-quatre 

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, pronounce the 



(sis) 



Cardinal Numbers, 

eleven, 

twelve, 

thirteen, 

fourteen. 

fifteen, 

sixteen, 

seventeen, 

eighteen, 

nineteen, 

twenty, 

t in ving-t very strongly. 

twenty-one, 
twenty 'two, 
twenty-three, 
twenty-four, 
twenty -five, 
twenty -six, 
twenty-seven, 
twenty -eight, 
tweiity-nine, 

in trente very strongly. 

thirty, 

thirty-one, 

thirty-tico, 

thirty-three. 

thirty-four, 

thirty-five, 

thirty-six, 

thirty-seven, 

thirty-eight, 

thirty-nine, 

t in quarante very strongly. 

forty, 
forty -one, 
forty-two 
forty-three, 
forty-four. 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Nombres Cardinaux. 

45 quarante-cinq 

46 quarante-six (sis) 

47 quarante-sept 

48 quai^ante-huit 

49 quarai)te-neuf 

In all llift following, prnnotince the 

50 cinquante 

51 ciuqiiaiite et iiii 

52 cinqaant(3-deua: 

53 cinquaTite-troi.5 

54 cinqiiaate-qiiatre 

55 cinquante-cinq 

56 cinquaute-six (sis) 

57 cinquante-sept 

58 cinqiiante-liuit 

59 cinqiiaiite-neuf 

In all the followin^r, prniiounce sri 
and pure hissing sound of ^- ; and 

60 soixante 

61 soixante e^ uii 

62 soixante- deux 

63 soixante-trois 

64 soixante-quatre 

65 soixante-cinq 

66 soixante-six (sis) 

67 soixante-se/^t 
63 soixante-huit 

69 soixante-neuf 

70 soixante et dix (dis) 

71 soixante-onze 

72 soixante-douze 

73 soixante-treize 

74 soixante-quatorze 
. 75 soixante-quinze 

76 soixante-seize 

77 soixante-dix-sept (dis) 

78 soixante-dix-huit (diz) 



Cardinal N ambers* 

forty-five, 
forty -six. 
forty-seven, 
forty -eight, 
forty-nine. 

t in cinqii ante very strongly. 

Afty^ 

fijty-one. 
fifty-two. 
fifty -three, 

M^y-fo^^'- 

fifty-five, 
fifty-six. 
fifty-seven, 
fifty-eight, 
fifty -nine. 

sant, giving to the ss, the strong 
pronounce the t very gtrongly. 

sixty. 

sixty-one. 

sixty-two. 

sixty-three. 

sixty -four. 

sixty -five. 

sixty-six. 

sixty-seven. 

sixty-eight. 

sixty-nine. 

seventy. 

seventy-one. 

seventy-two. 

seventy-three. 

seventy-four, 

seventy -five. 

seventy-six. 

seventy-seven. 

seventy-eight. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 7 

Nombres Cardinaux. Cardinal Numbers. 



79 

80 

81 

82 

83 

84 

85 

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

91 

92 

93 

94 

95 

96 

97 

98 

99 

100 

101 

102 

103 

104 

105 

106 

107 

108 

109 

110 

111 

112 

113 

114 



soixante-dix-neuf (diz) 

quatre-vinif/5 

quatre-vin^'^'im 

quatre-vinof^-deux 

quatre- vi Q o*^troi5 

qiiatre-vin^'^-quatrc 

quatre- vi ng-^ci iiq 

qiiatre-vin«'f-six (sis) 

quatre-vino-^-sept 

quatre-vin^^^huit 

quatre-vino"f-neuf 

quatre-viao^f-dix (dis) 

quatre-ving'Nonze 

quatre-vin^/-douz8 

quatre-vinoV-treize 

quatre-via^'f-quatorze 

quatre-vin^f-quinze 

quatre-vino'i-seize 

quatre-vinofZ-dix-sept (dk] 

quatre-vino'f-dix-huit (diz 

quatre-vin«-f-dix-neuf (diz 

cen^ 

cent un 

cen^ deux 

cea^ trois 

cent quatre 

cent cinq 

cca^ six (sis) 

cen^ sept 

ceilf liuit 

cen^ neuf 

cea^ dix ' (dis) 

cen^ onze 

cea^ douze 

cea^ treize 

ceaf quatorze 



seve^nty-nine. 

eighty, 

eighty-one. 

eighty-two. 

eighty-three. 

eighty-four. 

eighty -five. 

eighty-six. 

eighty-seven. 

eighty-eight. 

eighty-nine. 

ninety. 

ninety-one. 

ninety-two. 

ninety-three. 

ninety -four. 

ninety -five. 

ninety -six. 

ninety-seven. 

ninety-eight. 

ninety -nine, 
one hundred, 
one hundred Sf one. 
one hundred Sf two. 
one hundred Sf three, 
one hundred Sf four 
one hundred fy five, 
one hundred Sf six, 
one hundred. <^ seven, 
one hundred 4' eight, 
one hundred Sf nine, 
one hundred S^ ten. 
one hundred S^ eleven, 
one hundred <^' twelve, 
one hundred 4' thirteen, 
one hundred 4* fourteen 



8 bolmar's collection of 

Nombres Cardinaux. Cardinal Numbers. 



115 cen^ 


quinze 


one hundred 8f fifteen , 


116 cent 


seize 


one hundred S^ sixteen. 


117 cen^ dix-sept (dis) 


one hundred Sf seventeen* 


118 cen^ dix-huit (diz) 


one hundred 4' eighteen 


119 cen^ dix-neuf (diz) 


one hundred 4' nineteen. 


120 cent 


Yingt 


one hundred (^' twenty. 


121 cen^ 


vingt et un 


one hundred 4' twenty-one 


122 cent 


ving-t-deux, 


one hundred §• twenty-two 


200 deux cents 


two hundred. [&.c 


300 trois cen^5 


three hundred. 


400 quatre cents 


four hundred. 


500 cinq 


cents 


five hundred. 


600 six cents 


six hundred. 


700 sep^ 


cents 


seven hundred. 


800 huit cents 


eight hundred. 


900 neu/ 


cents 


nine hundred. 


1,000 


mille 


one thousand. 


2,000 


deu.x mille 


two thousand. 


3,000 


trois mille 


three thousand, 6lc, 


100,000 


cent mille 


one hundred thousand. 


200,000 


deux cen^ mille two hundred thousand. 


300,000 


trois cen^ mille three hundred thousand, 


1,000,000 


un million 


one million. [&/C. 


2,000,000 


deux millions 


two millions. 


3,000,000 


trois millions 


three millions, 6lc, 



Note, 1^^. Altliough onze eleven, and onzieme eleventh, begin 
by a vovsrel, when the article is put before them, it does not suffer 
elision ; for we say le onze, le onzieme, and not Vonze, Vonzieme : 
we say also, sur les onze heures, pronounced sur le onze heurcs, 
and not sur le zonze heures. 

2d, Remark that in French, we use the conjunction et and, 
although not used in English, in the following numbers : vingt et 
un, vingt et une, twenty-one ; trente et im, trente et une, thirty- 
one ; quarante et un, quarante et une, forty-one ; cinquante et un, 
cinquante et une, fifty-one ; soixante et un, soixante et une, sixty- 
one; soixante et dix, seventy. The above, are the only ones used 
with et and, — for, though we say vingt et un, &c., we cannot say 
vingt et deux, &c.; some say and write soixante et onze, soixante et 
douze; but it is not right. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 9 

3d. The following mode of counting in English, one-and-twenty^ 
six-and-thirty, d^c, is not used in French. 

ith. When in quatre-vingts, tingt^ is immediately followed by 
a noun^ either expressed or understood, it takes an s, as the mark 
of the plural. We say, for instance, quatre-vingts chevaux eighty 
horses; how many books have you? fen at quatre-vingts^ 1 have 
eighty, &c.; but if in quatre-vingts^ \ingt is followed immediately 
by an other number, it does not take 5, and we say quatre-vingl- 
trois chevauXj eighty-three horses ; how many books have you 7 
fen ai quatre-vingt-quatre, I have eighty-four, &c. 

5^/1. When in deux cents, trots cents, &c.; cent is immediately 
followed by a noun, either expressed or understood, it takes an 6-, 
as the mark of the plural; we say, for instance, trois cents iivres 
three hundred books; how many pens have you? fen ai quatre 
cents I have four hundred, &c.; but if in deux cents, trois cents, &c.; 
cent is immediately followed by an other number, it does not take 
J?, and we say trois cent six Iivres three hundred and six books; 
how many pens have you? j'e/i ai cinq cent huit I have five hundred 
and eight, &c. 

^th. Mille thousand, takes no 5 as mark of the plural ; we say 
deux mUle tw^o thousand, &c.; but mille mile, takes an s for the 
plural, as — U y a deux viilles de B. d P. it is two miles from B. 
to P. 

Mil instead of mille, is used for the date of the year, thus we 
write, mil huit cent trente one thousand eight hundred and thirty. 

1th. Observe that a, one, put in English, before hundred and 
before thousand, are not expressed m French ; and that and put in 
English after hundred and after thousand, when followed by ano- 
ther number, is not expressed in French ; thus Ave say, for instance, 
cent cinquante tables one hundred and fifty tables; mille soixante 
tables one thousand and sixty tables, &c. 

8^^^. In some parts of France, instead of soixante et dix, soixante- 
onzc, &c.; they say septante, septante-un, septante-deux, &c. 

9th. Instead of quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-un, quatre-vingt- 
deux, &c.; they say, octante, octante-un, octante-deux, &c. 

lOi!^. Instead of quatre-vingt-dix, quatrc-vingt-onze, quatrc- 
vingt-douze, <S:c.; they say nonante, nonante-un, nonante-deux, &c. 

Nombres Cardinaux em- Cardinal Numbers 

ployes avec fois used with the word time. 

une fois once, 

deux fois twice. 

trois fois thrice or three times. 

quatre fois four times. 

cmq fois jive times. 



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Nombres Cardinaux em- 
ployes avec/ois. 

six fois 
sept fois 
hui^ fois 
neu/ foi5 
dix fois 
onze fois 
douze fois 
treize fois 
quatorze fois 
quinze fois 
seize fois 

dix-sep^ fois (dis) 
dix-huif fois (diz) 
dix-neu/ fois (diz) 
Yingt fois 
vino-t et une fois 
vingt-deux fois, &/C. 

Nombres Ordinaux. 

Premier, masc. 

premiere, fem. 

second (segon) masc. 
seeonde (segond) fern* 

From this, all the following 

deuxieme 

troisieme 

quatrieme 

cinquieme 

sixieme 

septieme 

huitieme 

neuvieme 

dixieme 

onzieme 

douzieme 



Cardinal Number, 
used with the word time \ 

six times, 
seven times, 
eight times, 
nine times, 
ten times, 
eleven times, 
twelve times, 
thirteen times, 
fourteen times, 
fifteen times, 
sixteen times, 
seventeen times, 
eighteen times, 
nineteen times, 
twenty times, 
twenty-one times, 
twenty 'two times i Sfc. 

Ordinal Numbers. 

first, 
first, 
second, 
second. 

, are the same for the masc. and fern. 

second. 

third. 

fourth. 

fifth. 

sixth. 

seventh. 

eighth. 

ninth. 

tenth. 

eleventh. 

twelfth. 



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Nombres Ordinaux. Ordinal Numbers, 

treizieme. thirteenth. 

quatorzieme fourteenth, 

quinzieme fifteenth. 

seizieme sixteenth. 

dix-se;)tieme (dis) seventeenth. 

dix-huitieme (diz) eighteenth. 

dix-neuvieme (diz) nineteenth. 



ving-tieme twentieth. 

In all the following, pronounce the t in vingt very strongly 

vin^t et unieme twenty-first. 

vino-t-deuxieme twenty-second. 

ving-t-troisieme twenty-third. 

ving't-quatrieme twenty-fourth. 

ving-t-cinquieme twenty -fifth. 

ving-t-sixierae twenty-sixth. 

vin^t-septieme twenty-seventh. 

vinot-huitieme twenty -eighth. 

ving-t-neuvieme twenty-ninth. 

trentieme thirtieth. 

In all the following, pronounce the t in trente very strongly. 

treote e^ unieme thirty-first. 

trente-deuxieme thirty-second. 

trente-troisieme thirty-third. 

trente-quatrieme thirty-fourth. 

trente-cinquieme thirty-fifth. 

trente-sixieme thirty-sixth. 

trente-septieme thirty-seventh. 

trente-huitieme thirty- eighth. 

trente-neuvieme thirty-ninth. 

quarantieme fortieth. 

In all the following, pronounce the t in quaranie very strongly. 

quarante-ef unierae forty-first. 

quarante-deuxieme forty-second. 

quarante-troisieme forty-third. 

quarante-quatrieme forty-fourth. 

quarante-cinquieme forty-fifth. 

quarante-sixieme forty-sixth. 



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Nombres Ordinaux. 

quarante-sejptieme 
quarante-huitieme 
quarante-neuvieme 
cinquantieme 

In all the following, pronounce the 

cinquante ef unieme 

cinquante-deuxieme 

cinquante-troisieme 

cinquante-quatrieme 

cinquante-cinquieme 

cinquante-sixieme 

cinquante-septieme 

cinquante-hiiitieme 

rinqiiante-neuvieme 

In all the following, pronounce soi 
and pure hissing sound ofs; and 

soixantieme 

soixante et unieme 

soixante-deuxieme 

soixante-troisieme 

soixante-quatrieme 

soixante-cinquieme 

soixante-sixieme 

soixante-septieme 

isoixante-huitieme 

soixante-neuvieme 

soixante et dixieme 

soixante-onzieme 

soixante-doiizieme 

soixante-treizieme 

soixante-quatorzieme 

soixante-quinzieme 

soixante-seizieme 

soixante-dix-septieme (dis) 

soixante-dix-huitieine (diz) 

soixante-dix-neuvieme (diz) 

quatre-vin^tieme 



Ordinal Numbers* 

forty -seventh, 
forty-eighth, 
forty-ninth, 
fiftieth, 

t in cinquante very strongly, 

fifty-first. 

fifty-second, 

fifty -third, 

fifty-fourth. 

fifty-fifth, 

fifty -sixth, 

fifty-seventh. 

fifty-eighth, 

fifty-ninth, 

sant, giving to the ss, the strong 
pronounce the t. very strongly, 

sixtieth. 

sixty -first, 

sixty- second, 

sixty-third, 

sixty -fourth, 

sixty-fifth, 

sixty-sixth, 

sixty- seventh, 

sixty-eighth. 

sixty-ninth, 

seventieth. 

seventy-first. 

seventy-second, 

seventy-third, 

seventy-fourth, 

seventy-fifth, 

seventy -sixth. 

seventy -seventh. 

seventy-eighth, 

seventy -ninth. 

eightieth. 



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Nombres Ordinaux. Ordinal Numbers. 



quatre-vino-^unieme 


eighty-first. 


quatre-vin^^deuxieme 


eighty-second. 


quatre-vino-Mroisieme 


eighty-third. 


quatre-vin^f-quatrieme 


eighty-fourth. 


quatre-ving-^cinquieme 


eighty-fifth. 


quatre-vin^f-sixieme 


eighty-sixth. 


quatre-vin^f-septieme 


eighty-seventh. 


quatre-vin^f-huitieme 


eighty-eighth. 


quatre-vino-f-neuvieme 


eighty-ninth. 


quatre-vino'^dixieme 


ninetieth. 


quatre-ving-^onzieme 


ninety -fir St. 


quatre-vino*/-douzieme 


ninety-second. 


quatre-vino;-/-treizieme 


ninety-third. 


quatre-vino•^qnato^zieme 


ninety-fourth. 


quatre-ving-Nquinzieme 


ninety -fifth. 


quatre-vino-/-seizieme 


ninety-sixth. 


quatre-vino'/-dix-se/)tieme ^dis) 
quatre-vino-^dix-huitieme (diz) 


ninety-seventh. 


ninety-eighth. 


quatre-vino-f-dix-neuvieme (diz) 


ninety -ninth. 


centieme 


hundredth. 


cent unieme 


hundred and first. 


cent deuxieme 


hundred and second. 


cen^ troisieme 


hundred and third. 


cent quatrieme 


hundred and fourth. 


cm/ cinquieme, &lc. 


hundred and fifth, 


millieme 


thousandth. [&c 


deux millieme, &c. 


two thousandths^ &lc 


millionieme 


millionth, 


deux millionieme, &lc. 


two millionths, 6lc. 



Nombres Collectifs. 

une couple 
une demi-douzaine 
deux demi-douzaines 
trois demi-douzaines, &c. 



Collective Numbers. 

a couple, 
half a dozen, 
two half dozens, 
three half dozens, S;c. 



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Nombres Collectifs. Collective Numbers. 



une huitaine 

une neuvaine 

une dizaine 

une douzaine 

deux douzaines 

troi^ douzaines, &lc, 

une quinzaine 

une douzaine et demie 

deux douzaines et demie, 

une vinoptaine [&'C. 

une trentaine 

une quarantaine 

une cinquantaine 

une soixantaine 

une centaine 

un millier 

deux milliers 

trois milliers. &C. 

Nombres distributifs. 

la raoitie 

le tiers 

un tiers 

deux tiers, &c, 

le quar? 

un quarif 

deux quar/s, &c. 

le cinquieme 

un cinquieme 

deux cinquiemes, &c. 

un sixieme 

deux sixiemes, &c. 

un sejotieme 

deux sej9 tie raes, &:-c. 

un huitieme 

deux huitiemes, &lc. 



eight, or a week. 

nine, or nine days of prayer. 

half a score. 

a dozen. 

two dozen. 

three dozen, &c. 

fifteen, or a fortnight. 

a dozen and a half. 

two dozen and a half, 6lc. 

a score. 

a score and a half. 

two score. 

two score and a half. 

three score. 

five score. 

one thousand. 

two thousand. 

three thousand, 6lc. 

Distributive Numbers, 

the half. 

the third. 

one third. 

two thirds, Slc. 

the quarter, or the fourth. 

one quarter, or one fourth. 

two quarters, or tivo fourths, 

the fifth. [&c, 

one fifth. 

two fifths, &c. 

one sixth. 

two sixths, 6lc, 

one seventh. 

two sevenths, &lc. 

one eighth, 

two eighths, 6lc. 



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Nombres Proportionnels. Proportional Numbers. 



double 

triple 

quadruple (kou-a-druple) 

quintuple (ku-in-tuple) 

sextuple, &c. 

centuple, &/C. 



double. 

triple. 

four fold. 

fivefold. 

sixfold, &LC. 

hundredfold, 6lc. 



Avoir, affirmativemen^, 
suivi d'un obje^ 

J'ai un pere 
tu as^une mere 
il a un beau-pere 
elle a une belle-mere 
nous_avons_unj)ncle 
vous^avez^une tante 
ils^ont^un grancZ-pere 
elles^ont^une grand'-mere 
J'ai eu un cousin 
tu as^eu une cousin e 
il a eu un frere 
elle a eu une sceur. 
nous^avons^eu un beau-fi/s* 
vous^avez^eu une belle-fille 

ils_ont_eu un peti^fi/s* 
elles_ont_eu une petite-fille 
J'avais^un fiZs* 
tu avais^une fille 
il avait^un neveu 
elle avait^une niece 
nous^avions^un beau-frere 
vous^aviez^une belle-soeur 
ils^avaierit^un compagnon 
clles^avaient^une compagne 



To HAVE, affirmatively, 
followed by an object. 

I have a father, 
thou hast a mother, 
he has a father-in-law. 
she has a mother-in-law. 
toe have an uncle, 
you have an aunt, 
they have a grandfather, 
they have a grandmother. 
I have had. a cousin, 
thou hast had a cousin, 
he has had a brother, 
she has had a sister, 
we have had a son-in-law. 
you have had a daughter- 
in-law. [son. 

they have had a grand- 
they have had a grand- 
I had a son. [daughter, 
thou hadst a daughter, 
he had a nephew, 
she had a niece, 
we had a brother-in-law. 
you had a sister-in-law. 
they had a companion, 
they had a companion 



* Some pronounce ji, others^, llie last is the most approved. 



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Avoir, affirmativemen^, 
suivi d'un obje^ 

J'avais^eu de I'encre 
tu avais^eu du pain 
il avait^ei] de la viande 
elle avoit^eu des livres 
nous^avioiis^eu des plumes 
vous^aviez^eu des plumes 
ils^avaient^eu des plumes 
elles^avaie/it^eu des pommes 
J'eus^une ardoise 
tu eus du papier 
il eut^un couteau 
elle eut^un canif 
nous^eumes^une fourchette 
vous^eiites^une cuiller 
ils^eurewf du sel 
elles^eur^??^ du poivre 
J'aurai un^ceuf* 
tu auras des^oeu/s* 
il aura une femme 
il aura une cpouse 
elle aura un mari 
elle aura un^epoux 
nous^aurons du beurre 
vous^aure^ du fromage 
ils^auron^ du lai^ 
elles^auronf de la ereme 
ayons^un bceuf* 
ayez des boeu/s* 



To HAVE, affirmatively^ 
followed by an object* 

I had had ink, 
thou hadst had bread 
he had had meat, 
she had had books, 
we had had feathers, 
you had had quills, 
they had had pens, 
they had had apples, 
I had a slate, 
thou hadst paper, 
he had a knife, 
she had a pen knife, 
ive had a fork, 
you had a spoon, 
they had salt, 
they had pepper, 
I shali have an egg, 
thou ivilt have eggs, 
he will have a wife, 
he will have a spouse, 
she will have a husband, 
she will have a spouse, 
we shall have butter, 
you will have cheese, 
they loill have milk, 
they will have cream, 
let us have an ox. 
have some oxen. 



* 111 the plural, some pronounce llie/as it is pronounced in the singular, 
but the most approved pronunciation in the plural, is eu and bcu. 



Avoir, negativemen^, 
suivi d'un obje^ 

Je n'ai pas de peches 
tu n'as pas de fraises 



To HAVE, negatively, 
followed by an object 

I have no peaches, 
thou hast no strawberries. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



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Avoir, negativemenf, 
suivi d'un obje^ 

il n'a pas de siicre 
elle n'a poiii^ de biere 
nous n'avons poin^ de cidre 
vous n'avec poin^ de cafe 
ils n'on^ poin^ de the 
elles n'on^ pas d'eaii 
Je n'ai pas^eu de vin 
til n'as pas^eu de porcelaine 
il n'a pas^eu de verres 
elle n'a pas^eu de soucoupe 
nous n'avons pas^eud'assiettes 
vous n'ave^ pas^eu de soupe 
ils n'ont pas^eu de tasses 
elles n'on/ pas^eu de plais 
Je n' avals pas de rasoirs 
tu n' avals pas d'enfans 
il n'avai^ pas de serviette 
elle n'avaif pas de souli ers 
nous n'avions pas de gan/s 
vous n'avie^ pas de guetres 
ils n'avaic/?^ pas de bottes 
elles n' avaie/i^ poin/ de man teau 
Je n'aurai pas de liardes 
tu n'auras pas de chapeau 
il n'aiira pas de mouchoir 

elle n'aura pas de crayon 
nous n'aurons poinf de gar con 
vous n'aurec poiii? de lunettes 

ils n'auron^ pas d'epees 

elles n'auronf pas de parapluies 

Je n'aurai.j pas de gile^ 
tu n'auraii' pas de montre 



To HAVE, negatively, 
followed by an object. 

he has no sugar, 
she has no beer, 
we have no cider, 
you have no coffee, 
they have no tea, 
they have no water, 
I have had no wine, 
thou hast had no china, 
he has had no glasses, 
she has had no saucer, 
we have had no plates, 
you have had no soup, 
they have had no cups, 
they have hadno dishes, 
I had no razors, 
thou hadst no children 
he had no napkin, 
she had no shoes, 
ice had no gloves, 
you had no gaiters, 
they had no boots, 
they had no cloak, 
I shall have no clothes, 
thou wilt have no hat, 
he will have no hand- 

kerchief, 
she will have no pencil, 
we shall have no boy, 
you will have no spec- 

tacles, [sioords. 
they loill have no 
they will have no urn- 

hrella. [coat, 

I should have no waist- 
thou wouldst have no 

watch. 



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Avoir, negativemen^ 
suivi d'un obje^ 

il n'auraif pas de cravate 

elle n'auraii pas de bourse 
nous n'aurions pas de tabac 



To HAVE, 7iegatively, 
followed by an object. 

he would have no cra- 
vat, [purse, 
she would have no 
we should have no to- 
bacco. 

vous n'auriez pas de perruque you would have no wig. 
lis n'auraieyi^ pas de ciseaux they would have no 

scissors. [fans. 
elles n'auraie/if pas d'evantails they would have no 



Avoir, interrogativemen^, 
suivi d'un objef. 

ai-je un peigne 
as-tu un collier 
a-t-il une epingle 
a-t-elle un parasol 
avous-nous des rubans 
avec-vous^une bague 
ont-ils du draj9 
ont-elles des voiles 
ai"je eu de la mousseline 
as-tu eu un jardin 

a-t-il eu une chambre 
a-t-elle eu une garde-robe 

avons-nous^eu un tapis 
avez-vous_eu une boutique 
ont-ils ^eu des chaises 
ont-elles _eu des tableaux 
avais-je un salon 
avais-tu une maison 
avait-il une cle/ 
avait-elle une salle 



To HAVE, interrogatively J 
followed by an object. 

have I a comb. 

hast thou a necklace. 

has he a pin. 

has she a parasol. 

have we any ribands. 

have you a ring. 

have they any cloth. 

have they any veils. 

have I had muslin. 

hast thou had a gar- 
den. 

has he had a chamber. 

has she had a ward- 
robe. 

have ive had a carpet. 

have you had a shop. 

have they had chairs. 

have they had pictures. 

had la drawing room. 

hadst thou a house. 

had he a key. 

had she a parlour. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



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Avoir, interrogativemenf, 
suivi d'un objef. 

avion5-nou5 des volets 
avie^-vous des fenetres 
avaien^ils des portes 
avaie/i^-elles des^escaliers 
aurai-je un lit 
auras-tu un balai 
aura-t-il des chaiidclles 

aura-t-ellc des boites 
aurons-iious^une peiidule 
aure2:-voiis des rideaux 
auront-ils^un lit de plumes 

auront-elles_uii miroir 



To HAVE, interrogatively, 
followed by an object. 

had we any shutters. 

had you any windows. 

had they any doors. 

had they any stairs. 

shall I have a bed. 

wilt thou have a broom. 

will he have any can- 
dles. 

will she have any bo3:es. 

shall ive have a clock. 

will you have curtains. 

will they have a fea- 
ther bed. 

will they have a look- 
ino'-o^lass. 



Avoir, negativemenf, 
et intenogativemen^, 
suivi d'un objef. 



To HAVE, negatively, 
and interrogatively, 
followed by an object. 



n ai-je pas^une lampe 
n'as-tu pas de bibliot/ieque 
n'a-t-il pas de couvercle 
n'a-t-elle pas d'ecran 
n'avons-nous pa-s* de cuisinier 
n'aver-vous pas de cuisiuiere 
ii'ont-ils pas de frui^ 
li'ont-eiles pas de domestiques 
n'avais-je pas^une academic 
n'avais-tu pas^une banque 
n'avait-il pas de 1' argent 
n'avait-elle pas des billets 
n'avions-nous pas des gwinees 
n'avier-vous pas de la musique 
ii'avaie;2t-ils pas des lettres 



have I not a lamp. 
hast thou no library, 
has it no lid. 
has she no screen, 
have vjc no cook, 
have youno cook-maid, 
have they 710 fruit, 
have they no servants, 
had I not an academy, 
hadst thou not a bank 
had he no money, 
had she no tickets, 
had we no guineas, 
had you no music, 
had they no letters. 



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Avoir negativcmen/, 
et inteiTogativcmen/, 
suivi d'un obje^ 



To HAVE, negatively, 
and interrogatively, 
followed by an object. 



n'avaie7?t-elles pas desjecolieres 
n'auiai-je pas des chieiis 
ii'auras-tu pas des chevaux 

n'aura-t-il pas des vaclies 
n'aura-t'elle pas des poules 
n'aurons-nous pas des cha^s 
n'aure;:-vous pas des lapins 

n'auiont-ils pas des tortues 
n'auront-elles pas du mepris 



had they no scholars* 
shall I have no dogs, 
wilt thou have no 

horses, 
will he have no cows, 
will she have no hens, 
shall we have no cats, 
will yoii have no rab- 
bits, [ties, 
will they have no tur- 
will they have no con- 
tempt. 



Etre, ailirmativement. To be, affirmatively. 



Je suis^accessible 
tu es^actif 
vous^ctes puissant 
il est^admirable 
elle est^active 
nous sommes seuls 
vous_etes_agiles 
ils sont^amusaiis 
elles feont^amiisantes 
J'ai cte arrogant 
tu as^ete assidu 
vous^avez^ete pensive 
il a ete attentif 
elle a ete attentire 
nous^avons^ete austercs 
vous^avez^ete brusques 
ils^ont^ete soigneux 
elles^ont^ete soigneuses 



/ am accessible, 
thou art actixt. 
you are powerful, 
he is admirable, 
she is active, 
we are alone. 
you are agile, 
they are amusing, 
they are amusing. 
I have been arrogant, 
thou hast been assiduous, 
you have been fhoughfful. 
he has been attentive, 
she has been attentive, 
we have been austere, 
you have been blunt, 
they have been careful, 
they have been careful. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 21 

Etre, affi^mativemen^ To be, affirmatively. 



J'etais cliauve 
tu etais^occupe 
vous^etiez paisible 
il etait certain 
elle etait certain e 
nous^etions^enjoues 
vous^etiez frileux 
ils^etaieni Chretiens 
elles^etaie??^ chretiennes 
J'avais^cte constant 
tu avais^ete constante 
vous aviez^ete opiniatre 
il avait^ete courageux 
elle avait^ete courageuse 
nous^avions^ete credules 
vous^aviez^ete curieux 
ils^avaie/it^ete detenus 
elles^avaie/zt^ete exactes 
Je fus diligent 
tu fus^empresse 
vous fiites bourru 
il f\it mnet 
elle fu^ rauette 
nous fumes mecontentes 
vous futes^expeditifs 
ils furent^envieux 
elles furent^envieuses 
J'eus^ete extravagant 
tu eus^ete fidele 
vous _e Cites _ete positif 
il eut^ete faux 
elle eut^ete fausse 
nous^eumes^ete peureux 
vous^eutes^ete craintifs 
ils_eure?2t_ete fievreux 
elles^eure?it_ete graves 



/ was bald, 
thou least busy, 
you were peaceful, 
he was certain, 
she was certain, 
we were cheerful, 
you were chilly, 
they were christians, 
they were christians. 
I had been constant, 
thou hadst been constant, 
you have been obstinate, 
he had been courageous, 
she had been courageous, 
we had been credulous, 
you had been curious, 
they had been detained, 
they had been exact. 
I was diligent, 
thou wast eager, 
you were morose 
he ivas dumb, 
she was dumb, 
we were dissatisfied, 
you were expeditious, 
they ivere envious, 
they were envious. 
I had been extravagant, 
thou hadst been faithful, 
you had been positive, 
he had been false, 
she had been false, 
we had been fearful, 
you had been fearful, 
they had been feverish, 
they had been grave 



22 bolmar's collection of 

Etre, affirmativemen^ To be, affirmatively. 



Je serai bon 

til seras' bonne 

V0U5 serez prete 

il sera ferme 

nous serons gracieux 

vons serez gracieuses 

ils seront^ignorans 

elles seront^ignorantes 

J'aurai ete Aumain 

tu auras^ete juste 

Tous aurez^ete orgueilleuse 

il aura ete enroue 

elle aura ete enrouee 

nous^aurons^ete oisifs 

vous^aurez^ete oisives 

ils_auront_ete bons 

elles^auront^ete bonnes 

Je serais ^inattentif 

tu serais perdue 

V0U5 seriez^inattentive 

il serait^incredule 

elle serait^indulgente 

nous serions^infirmes 

V0U5 seriez^innocens 

ils seraient^insolens 

elles seraiewt^insolentes 

sois^obligen^ 

soyez^indulgenj 

qu'il soit^/iumble 

soyons joyeux 

soyez laborieuses 

qu'ils ^Qient savans 

que je sois liberal 

que tu sois petit 

que vous soyez malade 

qu'il 5oi( leger 



/ shall he good, 
thou wilt be good* 
you will be ready, 
he ivill be firm, 
we shall be gracefaL 
you will be graceful, 
they will be ignorant, 
they will be ignorant. 
I shall have been humane, 
thou wilt have been just, 
you will have been proud, 
he icill have been hoarse, 
she will have been hoarse, 
we shall have been idle, 
you shall have been idle 
they will have been good 
they will have been good 
I should be inattentive, 
thou loouldst be lost, 
you would be inattentive 
he would be incredulous, 
she would be indulgent, 
we should be infirm., 
you would be innocent, 
they u'ould be insolent, 
they ivould be insolent, 
be obliging, 
he indulgent, 
let him be humble, 
let us be joyful, 
be laborious, 
let them be learned, 
that I may be liberal, 
that thou may St be small, 
that you may be sick, 
that he may be light. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



23 



Etre, affirmativemenf. To be, affirmatively, 

qu'elle soit legere that she may be lio^ht. 

que nous soyons gais 

que vous soyez minutieux 

qu'ib soient laiJs 

qu'elles soient modestes 

que je fusse negligent 

que tu fusses mauvais 

que vous fussiez hale 

qu'il fu^ nouveau 

qu'elle Uit nouvelle 

que nous fussions pauvres 

que vous fussiez riches 

qu'ils fusse?if vieux* 

qu'elles fuiiseiit vieilles 



that we may he merry, 
that you may he minute, 
that they may he ugly, 
that they may he modest, 
that Imight he negligent, 
that thou mightst be had, 
that you might he tanned, 
that it might be new, 
that it might be new, 
that we might he poor, 
that you might be rich, 
that they might be old, 
that they might be old. 



Etre, negativemen/. 

j Je ne suis pas prudenf 
I tu n'es pas querelleur 
vous n'etes pas prompt 
vous n'etes pas promote 
il n'es^ pas malheureux 
I elle n'est pas malheureuse 
I nous ne sommes pas suspects 
jous n'etes pas^inquiefs 
ils ne son^ pas^infortunes 
elles ne sont pas turbulentes 
Je n'ai pas^ete ingra/ 
tu n'as pas^ete granr:? 
vous n'ave^ pas^ete gras 
il ii'a pas^ete injuste 
elle n'a pas^ete utile 
il n'a pas^ete violent 
I elle n'a pas ete mechante 
\ nous n'avons pas^ete sages 
J vous n'aver Das ete dignes 



To be, negatively. 

I am not prudent, 
thou art not quarrelsome, 
you are not prompt, 
you are not joroinpt, 
he is not unhappy, 
she is not tmhappy, 
we are not suspected, 
you are not uneasy, 
they are not unfortunate, 
they are not turbulent, 
J have not been ungrateful 
thou hast not been great, 
you have not been fat, 
he has not been unjust, 
it has not been useful, 
it has not been violc7it, 
she has not been wicked, 
we have not been wise, 
you have not hem worthy* 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Etre, negativemen^ 

il5 n'onf pas^ete sourJs 
elle.9 n'onf pas^ete propres 
Je n'etais pas^/ieureux 
tu n'etais pas^intelligible 
vous n'etiez pas^accoutume 
il n'etait pas vaste 
elle n'etait pas jaune 
il n'etait pas^aifecte 
elle n'etait pas^agee 
nou5 n'etions pas seuls 
V0U5 n'etiez pas fachees 
ils n'etaienf pas^apparens 
elles n'etaie?7? pas belles 
Je ne serai pas captif 
tu ne seras pas correct 
vous ne serez pas cruelle 
il ne sera pas large 
elle ne sera pas_/mmide 
il ne sera pas mort 
elle ne sera pas sourde 
nous ne serons pas trompeurs 
vous ne sere^ pas_adroi/s 
ils ne seron^ pas difficiles 
elles ne seron^ pas belles 
ne sois pas des/tonnGte 
ne soyez pas deregle 
qu'il ne soit pas^excessif 
qu'elle ne soit pas raide 
qu'il ne soit pas^cxem^^ 
qu'elle ne soit pas^admise 
ne soyons pas menteurs 
ne soyez pas^insensibles 
qu'ils ne soient pas propres 
qu' elles ne soient pas riches 
qu'ils ne soient pas mouilles 
qu' elles ne soient pas mouillees 



To BE, negatively. 

they have not been\deaf. 
they have not been clean » 
I was not happy, 
thou wast not intelligible, 
you were not accustomed, 
it was not vast, 
it was not yellow, 
he ivas not affected, 
she was not old. 
we were not alone, 
you were not angry, 
they were not apparent, 
they were not fine. 
I shall not be captive, 
thou wilt not be correct, 
you will not be cruel, 
it will not be broad, 
it will not be damp, 
he will not be dead, 
she will not be deaf, 
we shall not be deceitful, 
you will not be dextrous, 
they will not be difficult, 
they will not be fine, 
be not dishonest, 
be not disorderly 
let it not be excessive, 
let it not be stiff, 
let him not be exempt, 
let her not be admitted, 
let us not be liars, 
be not insensible, 
that they may not be fit. 
that they may not be rich, 
that they may not be wet. 
that they may not be wet. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 25 

Etre, interrogativcmenf. To be, interrogatively. 



suis-je loyal 
es-tu pensive 
etes-vous mortel 
est-il profonrf 
est-elle pompeuse 
est-il propre 
est-elle grande 
sommes-nous ridicules 
etes-vous respectueuses 
sont-ib vindicatifs 
sont-elles dures 
ai-je ete romanesque 
as-tu ete coquin 
avez-vous^ete patienf 
a-t-il ete resolu 
a-t-elle ete renversee 
a-t-il ete tumultueux 
a-t-elle ete furieuse 
avons-nous^ete tristes 
avez-vous.^ete satiriques 
ont-ils_ete economes 
ont-elles^ete insensees 
aurai-je ete perdu 
auras-tu ete juste 
aurez-vous^ete serieuse 
aura-t-il ete raide 
aurons-nous^ete so/5 
aurez-vous^ete sot^es 
auront-ils^ete pleins 
aurout-elles^ete pleines 
serais-je ridicule 
serais-tu /lonteux 
serait-il digne 
serions-nous francs 
seriez-vous_aveugles 
seraient-ils estropies 
C 



am I loyal, 
art thou pensive, 
are you mortal, 
is he profound, 
is she pompous 
is it clean, 
is it great, 
are we ridiculous, 
are you respectful, 
are they revengeful* 
are they hard, 
have I been romantic, 
hast thou been roguish, 
have you been patient, 
has it been resolved, 
has it been overturned, 
has he been riotous, 
has she been furious, 
have we been dull, 
have you been satiric, 
have they been saving, 
have they been senseless, 
shall I have been lost, 
wilt thou have been just, 
will you have been serious, 
will he have been stiff, 
shall toe have been silly, 
will you have been silly, 
will they have been full, 
will they have been full, 
should I be ridiculous, 
wouldst thou be ashamed, 
would he be worthy, 
should we be frank, 
should you be blind, 
should they be lame. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Etre, negativcmen? ef 
interrogativemen/. 

ne suis-je pas granr/ 
n'es-tu pas conten/ 
n'ete5-voa5 pas^avide 
n'est-il pas difi'us 
n'est-elle pas detenue 
n'est-il pas dur 
n'est-elle pas ronde 
ne sommes-nous pas deciles 
n'etes-vous pas^/iumbles 
ne sont-ils pas creiix 
ne sont-elles pas creuses 
n'ai-je pas^ete fiirieiix 
n' as- til pas^ete ravi 
n'avez-\ ous pas^ete coupable 
n'a-t-il pas^ete gran/i 
n'a-t-elle pas^ete enroiiee 
n'avons-nous pas^ete Aostiles 
n'avez-vous pas^ete tristes 
n'ont-ils pas^ete pesans 
n'ont-elles pas^ete rivales 
n'etais-j> pas sincere 
n'etais-tu pas^occiipe 
n'etiez-vous pas timide 
n'etait~il pas ciirieux 
n'etait-elle pas discrete 
n'etions-nous pas ravis 
n'etiez-vous pas^envieux 
n'otai^;it-i]s pas^experfs 
n'etai67.^t_ellcs pas_/iabiles 
ne fiis-jc pas ferine 
]ie fus-tu pas fantasqne 
ne fiUes-vous pas juste 
ne fut-il pas^ingenieux 
ne fut-elie pas^org/zeilleuse 
lie fAines-nou.^' pa? len/s 



To BE, negatwely and 
interrogatively. 



am I not tall, 
art thou not pleased, 
are you not covetous 
is he not diffuse, 
is she not detained, 
is it not hard, 
is it not round, 
are we not docile, 
are you not humble . 
are they not hollow, 
are they not hollow, 
have I not been furious, 
hast thou not been glad, 
have you not been guilty, 
has it not been tall, 
has she not been hoarse, 
have we not been hostile, 
have you not been sad, 
have they not been heavy, 
have they not been rivals, 
icas I not sincere, 
wast thou not busy, 
were you not fearful, 
was he not curious, 
was she not discreet, 
were we not glad, 
were you not envious, 
tvere they not expert, 
were they not skilful, 
was I not firm, 
wast thou not fantastical n 
were you not just, 
was he not ingenious, 
was she not proud, 
were we not slow\ 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



27 



Etre, negative men ^ e^ 
interrogativemen/. 

ne fiites-vou5 pas Iouiy/5 
ne furtMit-iU' pii.s fnigals 



To BE, negatively and 
interrogativehj, 

were you not heavy, 
were (hey not frugal. 



ue farent-elk's pa.s soigneuses ivere they not careful. 



ne serai-ji3 pa« mepris^ 
ne sera^-tu pa-s- contend 
ne serez-vou5 pas_arriv6 
ne sera-t-il pas^acciieilli 
ne sera-t-elle pas prete 
ne sera-t-il pas foit 
ne sera-t-elle pas long//e 
ne serons-nous pas riches 
ne serez-vous pas boiteux 
ne seront-ils pas punis 
ne seront-elles pas punies 



shall I not be despised, 
unit ihoti not be pleased, 
will you not be arrived. 
iL'ill he not be welcome, 
ivill she not be ready, 
will it not be strong, 
will it not be long, 
shall we not be rich, 
will you not be lame, 
will they not be punished, 
will they not be punished. 



Titres 

Mo/isieur (mo-si-eu) 
Messieurs (me-si-eu) 



Titles. 

Sir or gentleman. 
Sirs or gentlemen. 



Give to t!i3 s in tlia two above words, the strong anJ pure hissing sound. 

une dame 
Madame 
des dames 
Mesdames 
une demoiselle 
Mademoiselle 
des demoiselles 
Mesdcmoiselles 



a lady. 

Madam. 

some ladies. 

Ladies. 

a young lady. 

Miss. 

some young ladies. 

J^'Jisses or young ladies. 



Pour Questionner. 

qu'est-ce que cela? 
qu'est-ce que e'est? 
comment_apj9elez-vous cela? 
comment cela s'a^pelle-t-il? 



To ask Questions. 

what is that? 

what is it! 

how do you call that? 

what is the name of that? 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



on^QjppeWe cela.... 

cela s'a^pelle.... 

quel est le francais de....? 

dites-moi le fran9ais de ce 

mo/-ci. 
puis-je vous demander si....? 
oserai-je vous demander si....? 

oserai-je vous piier de....? 

que desirez-vous? 

que sou^aitez-vous? 

que voulez-vous? 

me comprenez-vous? 

m' entendez- vous? 

ne me comprenez-vous pas? 

est-ce que vous m'entendez? 

est-ce que vous ne me com- 

prenez pas? 
oui, je vous comprenc/s. 
oui, mo?isieur. 

nonje ne vous comprenc?5 pas. 
non, mo72sieur. 
comprenez-vous ce que je dis 

_a voire frere? 
Je comprenc/s tres-bien ce que 

V0U5 dites. 
voulez-vous bien repeter ce 

que vous^avez dit? 
voulez-vous ^avoir la bonte 

de le repeter? 
que dites-vous? 
que ne repondez-vous pas? 
pourquoi ne repondez-vous 

pas de suite? 
qui vous^a dit cela? - 
qui est-ce qui vous I'a dit? 
que faites-vous? 
que demandez-vous? 



that is called,,,, 
that is called,.,, 
what is the French of,,,,? 
tell me the French of this 

ivord. 
may I ask you if,,,,l 
may I take the liberty of 

asking yoicif..,,? 
may I trouble you to.,,,? 
what do you wish to have? 
what do you wish to have? 
what do you want? 
do you understand me? 
do you hear me? 
do you not understand me? 
do you hear me? 
do you not understand 

me? 
yes, I do, 
yes, sir. 
no, I do not. 
no, sir. 
do you understand what 

I say to your brother? 
I understand very well 

what you say. 
will you be so good as to 

repeat what you said? 
will you be good enough 

to say it again? 
what do you say? 
why do you not answer? 
why do you not answer 

instantly? 
who told you that? 
who told you so? 
what are you doing? 
what do you ask for? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



29 



qui dcmaiidez-vous? 
a quoi cela est-il bon? 
a quoi cela sert-il? 
que me voulez-vous? 
qu'est ce que cela veut dire? 
de quoi s'agit-il? 
etes-vous silr de cela? 
iaformcz-vous de cela. 
en_etes-vous siir? 
iuformez- vous - en. 
ou allez-vous? 
d'ou vener-vous? 
ou sont-ils? 
qu'a cet^/zomme? 
a qui est ce baton? 
a qui sont ces livres? 
avez-vous^entendu dire que? 
que lui voulcz-vou.-? 
que voulec-vous dire? 
jsavez-vous les nouvelles? 
que dit-on de nouveau? 
avez-vous vu les journaux? 

Y a-t-ii des nouvelles? 

que dit-on de bon? 

voulez-vous V enir avec moi? 

oil voulez vous^aller? 

oil irons-nous? 

par ou irons-nous? 

que ferons-nous? 

que faire? 

qu'y a-t-il a faire? 

quel parti prendrez-vous dans 

cette aflaire? 
qu'avons-nous^a faire? 
Je ne sais que faire. 
que me conseillcz-vous de 

faire? 

c2 



whom do you ask for? 

what is that good fori 

what is the use of that! 

what do you ivant of md 

what does (hat mean! 

what is the matter! 

are you sure of that. 

inquire about that. 

are you sure of that. 

inquire about it. 

where are you going to! 

whence do you come! 

where are they! 

what ails thai man! 

whose stick is this! 

whose books are these! 

did you hear that.,..! 

what do you want him for! 

what do you want to say! 

do you know the news! 

what is the nev:s! 

have you seen the news- 
papers! 

are there any news! 

what is the best news! 

will you come with me! 

where do you wish to go! 

where shall ice go to! 

which way shall toe go! 

what shall we do! 

what is to be done! 

what is to be done! 

what course will you take 
in that affair! 

what have we to do? 

I knoiv not what to do. 

what do yon advise me 
to do! 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



que feriez-vous dans cette 

circonstance? 
si j'etais^avotre place, je.... 
qu'en dites-vous? 
qu'en pensez-vous? 
le maitre est-il venu? 
comment_avez-vous fait? 
comment _etes-vou5 venu? 
le lui a-t-il donne? 
comprend-il? 
en doutez-vous? 
a quoi pensez-vous? 

jusqu'ou allez-vous? 

est~il parti? 

y allez-vous? 

combien y a-t-il d'eleves? 

la poite est-elle ouverte? 
les fenetres sont-ellesfermees? 
combien vous dois-je? 
combien avez-vous de vin? 
combien avez-vous de livres? 
pour qui est-ce? 
que me faut-il donner? 
lui avez-vous parle? 
allez-vous chez vous? 
quand \dendrez-vous? 
que voulez-vous que je fasse? 
quand partez - vous pour 

Washington? 
serez-vous chez vous ce soir? 
desirez^vous I'avoir? 
voulez-vous me le vendre? 
combien m'en donnez vou3? 

combien _en voulez-vous? 
voulez-vous me T envoy er? 



what would you do in this 

case? 
were I in your place, /.... 
what do you say to it? 
what do you think of it? 
is the master come? 
how did you do? 
how did you come? 
has he given it to him? 
does he understand? 
do you doubt it? 
what are you thinking 

about? 
how far do you go? 
is he gone? 
are you going there? 
how many pupils are 

there? 
is the door open? 
are the windows shut? 
how much do I owe you? 
hoio much wine have you? 
how many books have you? 
whom is it for? 
what must I give? 
did you speak to him? 
are you going home? 
when will you come? 
what do you wish me to do? 
when do you set out for 

Washington? 
will you be home to-night? 
do you wish to have it? 
will you sell it me? 
how much ivill you give 

me for it? [it? 

how much do you want for 
will you send it me? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



31 



Pour aborder, pour saluer, et 
pour s' informer de la sante 
de quelqu'un. 



bonjour, Monsieur, 
bonjour, Messieurs 
bonjour, Madame, 
bonjour, Mes dames, 
bonjour, Mademoiselle. 
• bonjour, Mcsdemoiselles. 

bonsoir, Mo/?sieur, 6z.c* 
bonne nuit, Mo7zsieur, &c. 
Monsieur, je vous souAaite 

le bonjour, &c. 
comment vous portez-vous? 
je me porte i'ort bien. 
je vous remercie. 
je suis bien^aise de vous 

voir en bonne sante. 
je suis cliarme de vous voir. 
co?7iment se porte Mo/isieur 

votre phe? 
il se porte tres-bien, je vous 

remercie. 
et mesdemoiselles vos soeurs? 
elles se ])0]:ient passablement 

bien. 
co77iment se porte-t-on chez 

vous? 
<comment se porte toute la 

famille? 
tou^ le monde est^en bonne 

sante. 
vous n'avez pas bonne mine, 
etes-vous malade? 
avez-vous_ete malade? 
je ne me porte pas trqp bien. 



To accost, salute, and 
inquire after the health 
of some person, 

good morning, sir, 
goodmorning , gentlemen, 
good morning, madam, 
good morning, ladies, 
good morning, miss, 
good morning, young 

ladies, 
good evening, sir, S^c, 
good night, sir, ^'C, 
I wish you good, mornings 

sir, Sfc, 
how do you do! 
I am very well, 
I thank you, 
I am very glad to see you 

in good health, 
I am happy to see you, 
how is your father! 

he is very well, I thank 

you, 
and how are your sisters! 
they are tolerably well, 

how are they all at home? 

how docs all the family 

do! 
every body is very well, 

you do not look tvelL 
are you sick! 
have you been sick? 
I am not very well. 



COLMAll S COLLECTION OF 



je ne suis pas ti^s-bien 

portant. 
je me sens^indisposc. 
jenemescuspas_amoii_aise. 
je suis for/ souffraDt. 
j'ai ete oblige de gaider le lit. 

j'ai eu un gros r/iume. 
j'ai gagne uu gros r/iume. 
j'ai eu un peu de fievre. 
j'ai eu le frisson toute la nuit. 

je n'ai pas fermc rceil. 

je suis_eni7mmc depuis plu- 

sieurs jours. 
j'ai une bien mauvaise tou.x. 
je me trouve un peu mieux* 

ce matin, 
je me sens beaucoujj soulage. 
j'ai mal a la tete. 
j'ai mal a la gorge, 
je suis^enroue 
j'ai un r/mme de cerveau. 
je suis^enr/tumc da cerv^eau. 
j'espere que eel a ne serarieu. 
j'ai mal aux den/5. 
il faut ^ esperer que vous 

vous^en tircrez. 
ie suis bien fache de votre 

indisposition, 
votre maladie m'afflige sen- 

sibleraent. 
il faut^esperer que cela 

n'aura pas de suite. 
Mo/2sieu?' votre frere parait 

bien portant. 
il jouit d'une constitution 

robuste. 



/ am not in very good 

health, 
I fed indisposed. 
I do not feel comfortable, 
I suffer a great deal, 
I have been obliged to 

keep my bed, 
I have had a bad cold, 
I caught a bad cold, 
I have had a little fever, 
I have had a shivering 

the wJtole night, 
I did not sleep a wink, 
I have had a cold for se- 
veral days, 
I have a very bad cough, 
I am a Utile better this 

mo riling, 
I feel greatly relieved, 
I have the head-ache, 
I have a. sore throat, 
I am hoarse, 
I have a cold, in my head, 
I liave a cold in my head, 
1 hope it will be nothing, 
I have the tooth-ache, 
I hope you will soon get 

over it, 
I cm very sorry for your 

indisposition, 
your illness grieves me 

exceedingly, 
we must hope it will have 

no bad consequence, 
your brother seems very 

well, 
he possesses a v^ery strong 

constitution. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



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son fi/s parait d'une sante 

delicate, 
je ne crois pas qu'il vive 

long-tems. 
conseillez-lui d'aller a la 

campagne. 
il y jouira d'une meilleure 

sante qu'a la ville. 
il pourrait^efi revenir a force 

de soins. 

Lever. 

debou^, debouf! 
levez-vous, levez-vous. 
cowime vous^etes^endormi! 
laissez-moi dormir. 
il est ^encore trop matin pour 

se lever, 
trop matin! 
oui, trop matin, 
saves-vous TAeure qu'il est? 

il ne pent pas._^etre tarcZ. 
il peut^etre cinq Aeures. 
cinq^Aeures! il est huit Aeures 

passees. 
je ne pensais pas qu'il fat si 

tarcZ. 
descendez vite. 
je vais me lever a 1' instant. 

depechez-vous de vous^/ia- 

biller. 
je ne serai pas lon^* terns a 

m'/iabiller. 
vous devriez^etre a I'ecole a 

present. 



his son appears to have a 

delicate health, 
I do not think he will live 

long, 
advise him to go into the 

country, 
he will enjoy there, better 

health than in the city, 
he might recover by dint 

of care. 

Rising, 



up, up! 

rise, get up. 

how sleepy you are! 

let me sleep, 

it is yet too early to get 
up, 

too early! 

yes, too early, 

do you know what o'clock 

it is? 
t cannot be late, 

it may be jive o^ clock. 

jive o'clock! it is after 
eight, 

I did not tliink it was so 
late, 

come down quickly, 

I am going to get up 
directly, 

malce haste to dress your- 
self, 

I shall not belong dress- 
ing myself, 

you should be at school 

\ by this timx. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



vos camarades joue/i/ deja 
dans la cour. 

ils sont plus diligens que 

vous. 
ce n'est pas ma faute. 
personne ne m'a eveille. 
on vous^a reveille deu.x fois. 

vous vous couchez irop tare?, 
il faut que je me leve demain 

a la poiute du jour. 
;i quelle Aeure vous levez- 

vous? 
je me leve a, six^/ieures. 
e'est trop matin, 
j'aime a me lever de bonne 

^eure. 
ma sante y gague. 



lyour companions are al- 
ready playing in the 
yard, 

they are more diligent 
than you, 

it is not my fault. 

nobody awoke me. 

you have been called 
twice. 

you go to bed too late. 

I must rise to-morrow by 
day 'break. 

at what 0^ clock do you 
rise? 

I rise at six o'clock. 

it is too early. 

I like to rise earhj. 

my health improves by it. 



Pour S'babilier. 



Jean, faites du feu dans ma 

chambre. 
faites cbaufFer un peu d'eau. 
donnez-moi mes pantoufles. 
apportez-moi du linge blanc. 
otez toutes les liardes que 

vous voyez dam* ce tiroir. 
donnez-moi ma robe de 

chambre. 
donnez-moi une paire de bas 

de soieblanc5. 
apportez-moi mes souliers. 
sont-ils nettoyes comme il 

faut? 
ils sont mal cires. 



To Dress One's Self. 



John, make a fire in my 
room. 

warm a little water. 

give me my slippers. 

bring me clean linen. 

take out all the clothes you 
see in the drawer. 

give me my morning 
gown. 

give me a pair of white 
silk stockings. 

bring me my shoes. 

are they properly clean- 
ed? 

they are badly blacked. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



60 



nettoyez-les mieux que cela. 
versez^un pen d'eau chaude 

dans ce bassin. 
je veux me laver ies mains, 
donnez-moi de Teau fraiche 

pour me layer le visage. 
ou est le savon? 
apportez-moi mes rasoirs 
mes ciseaux ne coupent pas. 
mon Huge est_//umide. 
faites-le secher. 
la blaiicliisseuse a-t-elle ap- 

porte mon linge? 
n^y manque-t-il rien? 
ou est son memoire? 
payez-lui tout ce que je lui 

dois depuis qu'elle lave 

pour moi. 
donnez-moi une cravate. 
ai-je un mouclioir de poebe 

blanc? 
brossez mon cbapeau. 
ou sont mes gan/s? 
je ne saurais Ies trouver. 
ebercbez-les. 
ils ne peuvent pas^etre per- 

dus. 
je les^avais^/tier soir, quan^^ 

je suis rentre. 
allez me cbercber un^essuie- 

main, 
vous^avez mis vos bas^a 

Tenvers. 

portez cetjinhit chez le 

tailleur. 
dites-lui d'y mettre une autre 

doublure. 



dean them better than that, 
pour some warm water 

into this basin, 
I wish to wash my hands, 
give 7ne some cold water 

to wash my face, 
where is the soap? 
bring me my razors, 
my scissors do not cut, 
my linen is damp, 
dry it a little, 
has the washerwoman 

brought my linen! 
is nothing wanting? 
where is her bill? 
pay her all I owe her 

since she washes for 

me, 
give me a neck cloth, 
have I got a ichite hand' 

kerchief? 
brush my hat, 
where are my gloves? 
I cannot find them, 
look for them, 
they cannot be lost, 

I had them last evening 

when I came home, 
go and fetch me a towel, 

you have put on your 
stockings wrong side 
out, 

take this coat to the tai- 
lor's, 

tell him topxit a new lining 
to i^ 



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ce gilet a besoin de plusieurs 

boutons. 
ces souliers n'ont pas de 

cordons, 
voulez-vous^une epingle? 
donnBz-moi une aiguille. 
a qui est ce chapeau? 
ce n'est pas le mien, 
voici le votre. 
oil etait-il? 

ce chapeau vous coiffe bien. 
il est trop^etroit. 
ces bottes sont trop larges. 
ces bottes me serrent trop. 

le drajo de cet /labit est tres- 

fin. 
il me faut_un_/iabit. 
montrez-moi du draj9. 
ce dr-dj) bleu me plait^assez. 

prenez-moi mesure. 
cet^Aabit vous va forf bien. 
il est tres-bien fait, 
cet^/iabit n'est plus^a. la 

mode, 
j'aime a etre proprement et 

simplement^/iabille. 
son ^ Aabillement lui sierf 

bien. 
il s'^abille a TAnolaise. 



elle est^/iabillee 

9aise. 
faites-raoi 

mode. 
I'ete j'aime 

guetres. 



a la Fran- 



la 



un gilet a 
a porter des 



this waistcoat wants se- 

veral buttons, 
these shoes have no 

strings, 
do you wish for a pin? 
give me a needle, 
whose hat is this? 
it is not mine, 
here is yours, 
where was it? 
that hat fits you well, 
it is too narrow, 
these boots are too large, 
these boots pinch me too 

much, 
the cloth of this coat is 

very fine. 
I want a coat, 
show me some cloth, 
this blue cloth pleases me 

pretty well, 
take my measure, 
this coat suits you well, 
it is very well made, 
this coat is out of fashion. 

I like to ht neatly and 
plainly dressed. 

her dress is very becom- 
ing to her, 

he dresses after the En- 
glish fashion. 

she is dressed after the 
French fashion. 

make me a fashionable 
waistcoat, 

in summer I like to wear 
gaiters. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



37 



que me ferez-vous payer 

pour mon^^abit? 
cela est trop cher pour un^ 

Aabit d'ete. 
pour quaind me le promettez- 

vous? 
pour samedi proehain sans 

faute. 



how much will you charge 

me for my coat? 
that is too dear for a 

summer coat, 
when will it be done? 

you shall have it on Satur- 
day next without fail. 



Demander et Remercier. 



avec votre permission. 

voulez-vous bien me permet- 
tre de....? 

je vous prie. 

de grace. 

faites-moi le plaisir de.... 

voulez-vous avoir la bonte 
de....? 

voulez-vous bien _ avoir la 
bonte de....? 

j'ai une grace a vous de- 
mander. 

j'aurais^une priere a vous 
faire. 

j'ai une priere a vous faire. 

puis-je vous demander une 

grace? 
voulez-vous me faire un 

plaisir? 
voulez-vous me rendre un 

service? 
vous pouvez me rendre un 

gran^Z service, 
vous pourriez me rendre un 

tres-gran^ service. 
D 



AsJcing' and Thanking, 



ivith your leave, 

will you give me leave 

to,,,,? 
pray, 
pray, 

do me the pleasure to,,,, 
will you have the good- 

7iess to,.,,? 
will you be so kind as 

to,,..? 
I have a favour to ask 

you. 
I should have a favour to 

ask you, 
I have a favour to beg of 

you. 
may I beg a favour of 

you? 
will you do me a favour? 

will you render me a ser* 

vice? 
you can render me a great 

service, 
you could render ;:ie a 

o-reat service. 



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je le ferai si je le puis. 

je le ferais si je le pouvais. 

je vous^en serai bien^oblige. 

je vous suis^iniiniment.^ 

oblige, 
je vous en suis bien redeva- 

ble. ^ 
je vous^en suis^extremement 

redevable. 
je vous^en remercie infini- 

ment. 
en vous remerciant. 
je vous remercie de tou^ 

mon cceur. 
il n'y a pas de quoi. 
vous vous moquez. 
je vous donne bien de la 

peine, 
je vous donne trop de peine, 
vous prenez bien de la peine. 



vous vous donnez bien de la 

peine, 
je suis fache de vous donner 

tant de peine, 
je suis honteux de la peine 

que je vous donne. 
la peine n'est rien. 
cela ne vaut pas la peine 

d'en parler. 
ne parlez pas de cela. 
vous^avez bien de la bonte. 
vous^etes bien^^onnete, 

MoTzsieur. 
je me souviendrai toute ma 

vie du service que vous 

venez de me rendre. 



/ shall do it if I can, 
I would do it if I could, 
I shall be much obliged 

to you, 
I am very much obliged 

to you, 
I am greatly indebted to 

you, 
I am extremely indebted 

to you, 
1 thank you most kindly, 

I thank you, 

I thank you with all my 

heart, 
itis not ivorthmentioning. 
you jest, 
I give you much trouble, 

I give you too mu ch trouble, 

you take a great deal of 
trouble, 

you give yourself a great 
deal of trouble, 

I am sorry to trouble you 
so much, 

lam ashamed of the trou- 
ble I give you, 

no trouble at all, 

I beg you would not men- 
tion it, 

do not mention that, 

you are very kind, 

you are very civily sir, 

I shall remember all my 
life the service you 
have just done me, 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 39 

Pour Consulter. To Consult, 



que faire? 

quel parti prendrons-nous? 

quel parti avcns-nous^a 

prendre? 
que ferons-nous? 
qu'avons-nous^a faire? 
que devoas-nous faire? 
que nous reste-t-il a faire? 

voyons s'il vous plait. 

il faut nous resoudre a quel- 

que chose. 
il faut prendre un parti. 
je suis bien^embarrasse. 
je ne sais que faire. 
je suis dans^un grand ^em- 

barras. 
nous voila dans^un grand ^ 

embarras. 
nous sommes dans^un cas 

bien^embarrassant. 
si j'etais vous. 
sij'etais^a votre place, 
je vous conseille de.... 
je vous conseillerais de.... 
mon^avis est que vous^y 

alliez. 
si vous n'en croyez vous le 

ferez. 
il me vient^une idee, 
j'ai pense a une chose. 

il m'est veim une pensee. 
laissez-moi faire, 
faisons^uiie chose. 
j'ai change d'avis. 



what is to be done? 

what course shall we take? 

what course remains for 
us to take? 

what shall we do? 

what have we to do? 

what are we to do? 

what remains for us to do 
now? 

let us see, if you please, 

we must resolve upon 
something, 

we must take some course, 

I am quite puzzled, 

I do not know what to do, 

I am in a great embar* 
rassment, 

we are in a great dilem- 
ma, 

we are in a very perplex- 
ing case. 

were I you. 

were I in your place. 

I advise you to,,,, 

I would advise you to.,,, 

I am of opinion that you 
should go there. 

if you will take my advice 
you will do it. 

an idea strikes me, 

I have been thinking of 
one thing, 

a thought has struck me. 

let me alone. 

let us do one thing. 

/ have altered my opinion. 



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je me suis ravise. 
faisons^autrement. 
prenons-nous^y autrement. 

qu'en dites-voiis? 
qu'en pensez-vous? 
je pense comme vous. 
c'est tres-bien pense. 
c'est tres-bien ^imagine, 
voila une bonne pensee. 
voila une excellente idee, 
je suis de votre avi^. 
c'est le meilleur parti, 
ne vaudrait-il pas mieux? 
c'est le mieux que nous puis- 

sions faire. 
c'est ce que nous^avons de 

mieux ^a faire. 
c'est la seule chose qui nous 

reste a faire. 
c'est le seul parti que nous^ 

ayons^a prendre. 



I have altered my mind^ 

let us do otherwise, 

let us go another way to 

work, 
what do you say about it? 
what do you think of it? 
I think as you do. 
It is very well thought, 
it is very well imagined, 
this is a good thought, 
this is a very good idea. 
I am of your opinion, 
it is the best way. 
would it not be better? 
it is the best ice can do. i 

it is the best thing we can 

do. 
it is the only thing we 

have to do. 
that is the only course we 

can take. 



Pour Affirmer et Nier. 



je m'en vais vous dire que.... 

je vous^assure que.... 

je vous prome^6' que.... 

je vous le garantis. 

je vous ^en ^assure. 

je puis vous^en ^assurer. 

c'est ce que je puis vous ^as- 
surer. 

je ne saurais vous^en re- 
pondre. 

comjotez sur ce que je vous dis. 



To Affirm and deny. 

I am going to tell you 

that.... 
[assure you that,... 
I promise you that.... 
I warrant it. 
that I assure you. 
that I can assure you. 
this is what I can assure 

you. 
I could not answer for it. 

rely upon what I tell you. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



41 



je soutiens que cela est. 

je dis que oui. 

je dis que non. 

je gage que oui. 

je gage que non. 

je le suppose. 

vous pouvez bien penser 

que.... 
vous pensez bien que.... 
le pensez-vous? 
je le pense. 
je le pense aussi. 
je ne le pense pas. 
il faut que vous sachiez.... 
ii est bon de vous dire.... 
j'ai quelque idee que.... 
je suis tente de croire..* 
je presume que oui. 
que voulez-vous dire? 
je ne sais ce que vous voulez 

dire, 
est-il certain que....? 
est-il vrai que....? 
oui, cela est vrai. 
oui, cela est certain, 
cela n'est que trop vrai. 
c'est^un hit. 
c'estjin fai? certain, 
etes-vous siir de ce que vous 

dites? 
croiriez-vous bien que....? 
je le croirais bien. 
le croyez-vous? 
je le crois vraiment. 
je le croi^ de meme. 
je le crois bien. 
le n'en crois rien. 
^ d2 



/ maintain that it i« so. 

I say it is. 

I say it is not. 

Hay it is. 

I lay it is not. 

I suppose so. 

you may well think that... 

you easily think that.,.. 

do you think so? 

I think so. 

I think so too. 

I do not think so. 

you must know.... 

I must tell you.... 

I have a notion that.... 

I am inclined to think..** 

I dare say it is so. 

what do you meanl 

I do not know what you 

mean, 
is it certain that....? 
is it true that....? 
yes, it is true, 
yes, that is certain, 
it is hut too true. 
it is a fact, 
it is an absolute fact, 
are you sure of what you 

say? 
would you believe that...? 
I could believe it. 
do you believe it? 
I believe it truly. 
I believe so too. 
that I believe. 
I do not believe any thing 

of it. 



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je n'en crois pas^un^mo^ 

je crois que oui. 

je crois que non. 

je n'en doute pas. 

en^etes-A'ous bien sur? 

j'en suis sur. 

rien n'est plus certain. 

je vous^en reponrf^. 

je ne le crois pas. 

j'ai peine i\ le croire. 

vous pouvez me croire. 

cela ne peat pas^etre vrai. 

c'est^ime //istoire. 

c'est^une /listoire faite a' 
plaisir. 

je vousdonnemaparoleque...' 

sur mon^/ionneur. 

sur ma parole d'/ionneur. 

est-ce bien vrai? 

je puis^a peine le croire. 

je I'ai entendu dire a une 
personne digne de foi. 

il ne faut pas to uj ours aj outer 
foi a tout ce que T on ^ en- 
tente dire. 



I do not believe a word of it 

1 think so, 

I do not think so* 

I make no doubt of it, 

are you quite sure of it! 

I am certain of it, 

nothing is more certain 

I answer for it, 

I do not believe it, 

I can hardly believe it, 

you may believe me. 

it cannot be true. 

it is a story, 

it is an invention, 

I protest that,,,. 

upon my honour, 

upon my word of honour, 

is it really true? 

I can hardly believe it. 

I heard it said by a credi" 

ble person, 
we must not always give 

credit to all we hear 

people say. 



Aller a I'ecole. 

il me faut^aller a I'ecole. 
j'ai peur d'arriver trop tare?, 
oil sont mes livres? 
ou les^avez- vous mis Werau 

soir? 
je ne sais pas, maman. 
pourquoi ne les mettez-vous 

pas toujours dans \e meme 

eaidroit? 



Going to School, 

I must go to school. 
1 am afraid to be too late, 
where are my books? 
where did you put them 

last night? 
I do not know, mother, 
why do you not put them> 

always together at the 

same place? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



43 



vous n'auriez pas tanf de 

peine a les trouver tou5 les 

matins, 
vous n'avez pas d'ordre. 
j'espere que votre maitre 

vous punira. 
je ne \cux point vous donner 

d'excuse. 
je le dirai .\ votre perequand 

_il rentrera. 
il vous punira aussi. 
il faut^absolument que vous 

^ayez de I'ordre. 
si Ton ne vous.^y force pas 

maintenant, vous n'en^au- 

rez jamais. 
Jean, Marie, avez-vous vu 

ma gra7?imaire? 
elle est dans la salle a manger, 

sous la table. 
Marie, on est mon ca/iier? 

je I'ai vu sur une chaise je ne 

sais^ou. 
je crois que c'est dans votre 

chambre a coucher. 
Jean, Marie, Joseph, ou est 

mon chapeau? 
le voici dans la cour, Mon 

sieur. 
pourquoi venez vous si tarfZ? 
je n'ai pas pu venir plus to^, 
' Morzsieur. 

qu'est-ce qui vousa retenu? 
je n'ai pas pu avoir mon 

dejeuner plus tot. 
dites plutof que vous^avez^ 

ete oblige de chercher vos 



you would not have so 
much trouble to find 
them every morning, 

you have no order, 

I hope your master will 
punish you, 

I loill not give you any 
excuse, 

I shall tell it your father, 
ivhen he comes in. 

he ivill punish you also, 

you must absolutely have 
order, 

if you are not forced to it 
now, you will never have 
any. 

John, Mary, did you see 
my grammar? 

it is in the dining-room, 
under the table, 

Mary, where is my copy- 
book? 

I saw it on a chair, I do 
not know where. 

I think it was in your bed- 
room. 

John, Mary, Joseph, 
where is my hat? 

here it is in the yard, sir. 

why do you come so late? 
I could not come sooner, 

sir. 
what detained you? 
I could not have my 

breakfast sooner, 
say rather that you have 

been obliz^d to hunt the 



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livres par toute la maison, 

comme de coutume. 
si c'est le dejeuner qui vous 

a retcnu, ou est votre 

excuse? 
je n'en^ai point, Monsieur, 
alors vous resterez une /ieure 

apres Fecole. 
si cela vous^arrive de nou- 

veau, je vous retiendrai 

samedi Tapres-midi. 
savez-vous votre le9on? 
venez dire votre le9on. 
vousne savez pas votre le^on. 

etudiez votre le9on. 
vous ne faites rien. 
Mowsieur, j'etudie ma geo* 

graph ie. 
je vous^ai dit d'ecrire votre 

t/ieme. 
faites vos calculs d'arit^me- 

tique. 
il faut que je lave mon^ar- 

doise. 
oil est Teponge? 
je n'ai point de crayon d'ar- 

doise. 
Monsieur B.., voulez-vous 

me donner un crayon d'ar- 

doise, s'il vous plait, 
oil est celui que je vous^ai 

donne /iier? 
je I'ai perdu, 
si vous perdez celui-ci, je 

vous punirai. 
Joseph, pretez-moi votre 

canif. 



whole house for your 

books J as usual, 
if it is the breakfast that 

detained you, where is 

your excuse? 
I have none, sir, 
then you will remain an 

hour after school, 
if it happens again, I will 

detain you Saturday- 
afternoon, 
do you know your lesson? 
come and say your lesson^ 
you do not know your les- 

son, 
study your lesson, 
you are doing nothing, 
sir, I am studying my 

geography. 
I told you to write your 

exercise, 
do your sums. 

I must wash my slate. 

where is the sponge? 
I have no slate pencil. 

Mr. B.,, will you give me 

a slate pencil, if you 

please, 
where is the one I gave 

you yesterday? 
I have lost it. 
If you lose this, I shall 

punish you, 
Joseph, lend me your pen 

knife. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



45 



pourquoi faire? 

qu'eii voulez-vous faire? 

je veux faire la pointe a mon 

crayon d'ardoise. 
je ne veux pas vous preter 

mon canif pour ceia. 
ccla I'abimerait. 
un canif est fait pour tailler 

des plumes, 
je vais vous preter mon 

couteau. 
Jean, ne remuez pas le 

pupitre. 
\'ous m'empechez d'ecrire. 

voulez-vous finir? 

je vais me plaindre a Mow- 
sieur B... 

savez-vous votre le9on main- 
tenant? 

oui, Mo/isieur, je crois que 
je la sais. 

en_etes-vous snr? 

je I'ai etudiee autant que j'ai 
pu. 

parlez plu.s haut. 

vous parlez trop bas. 

je ne vous^entenrfs pas 

George, continuez. 

j'ai perdu I'endroit Mo?isieur. 

vous n'etiez pas^attentif. 

vous copierez une page apres 
I'ecole. 

comment prononcez-vous ce 
mo^-ci? 

Guillaume, prononcez le 

, meme mo^ 



what to do? 

what do you want to do 

with it! 
I want to sharpen my 

slate pencil. 
I ivill not lend you my 

penknife to do that, 
that ivould spoil it. 
a penknife is used to make 

pens with. 
I will lend you my knife. 

John, do not shake the 
desk. 

you prevent me from writ- 
ing. 

will you cease? 

I will complain to Mr. 
B... 

do you know your lesson 
now? 

yes, sir, I believe I know 
it. 

are you sure of it? 

I have studied it as much 
as I could. 

speak louder. 

you speak too low. 

I cannot hear you. 

George, continue. 

I have lost the place, sir. 

you were not attentive. 

you shall copy a page af- 
ter school. 

how do you pronounce 
this word? 

William, pronounce the 
same word. 



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prenez vos eaters. 

je vais vous donner des 

plumes. 
Monsieur B..., je n'ai point 

d'encre. 
I'encre est trop^epaisse. 
I'encre ne veut pas couler. 
ma plume ne vaut rien. 
apportez-la-moi. 
je vous la taillerai. 
pretez-moi votre canif. 
il ne coupe pas. 
il est^emousse. 
vousTavez^abime encoupant 

du hois, 
voulez-vous que votre plume 

soit dure, ou molle? 
dure, s'il vous plait, 
la voici. 
essayez-la. 

ces plumes sont-elles taillees? 
taillez-moi cette plume, s'il 

vous plait, 
cette plume ne vaut rien. 
j'en ferai une bonne plume. 

comment la trouvez-vous? 
elle est^un peu trop dure. 
aj?portez-la-moi je la rendrai 

molle. 
elle est irop fine, 
elle n'est pas^assez fendue. 
elle est^excellente mainte- 

nan^ 
je vous suis bien ^oblige. 

asseyez-vous comme il faut. 
ne vous croisezpaslesjambes. 



take your copy-books* 
I am going to give you 

pens. 
Mr, B,,y I have no ink, 

the ink is too thick, 

the ink will not run, 

my pen is not good, 

bring it to me, 

I wUl make it, 

lend me your penknife, 

it does not cut, 

it is blunt, 

you have spoiled ity in 

cutting wood, 
will you have your pen 

hard or soft? 
hard J if you please, 
here it is, 
try it, 

are these pens made? 
make me that pen ^ if you 

please, 
this quill is bad. 
I will make a good pen 

of it, 
how do you find it? 
it is a little too hard, 
bring it here, I shall make 

it soft, 
it is too fine, 
it is not slit enough, 
it is excellent now. 

I am very much obliged 

to you, 
sit down properly, 
do not cross your legs. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



47 



ne me/tez pas vos piecfsTun 

sur l^autre. 
Henri et Loui^, tournez-vous 

de raon cote, 
vous causiez^ensemble. 

non, Monsieur, j'etudiaisma 

grammaire latine. 
Henri, n'avez-vous pas cause 

ensemble? 
oui. Monsieur, Louis m'a dit 

quelque chose, et je lui ai 

repondu. 
Henri, ne saviez-vous pas 

qu'il est defendu de causer 

pendant I'ecole? 
je Tavais^oublie. 
eh bien! pour vous^en faire 

ressouvenir, je vous donne 

une page a. copier apres 

I'ecole. 
et vous, Louis, vous copierez 

une page pour avoir cause, 

et douze pages pour avoir 

dit^un mensonge. 

je vous Fai dit souvent, je 
punirai douze fois plus^un 
mensonge, qu'aucune au- 
tre faute. 

oil m'a5sierai-je? 

ou faut-il que je m'asseye? 

csseyez-vous^ii cote de moi. 

asseyez-vous sur cette chaise. 

asseyez-vous plus loin. 

asseyez-vous sur ce banc 

allez vous^asseoir a votre 
place. 



do not put ymir feet on 
each other, 

Henry and Lewis, turn 
round towards me. 

you were talking to- 
gether, 

no, sir, I was studying 
my Latin grammar. 

Henry, have you not spo- 
ken together? 

yes, sir, Lewis has told me 
some thing, and I have 
answered him, 

Henry, did you not know 
it is against the rules, 
to speak during school? 

I had forgotten it, 

well, to make you remem her 
it, I give you one page 
to copy after school, 

and you, Lewis, you shall 
copy one page for hav- 
ing spoken, and twelve 
pages for having told 
a lie, 

I have told you often, I 
will punish a lie twelve 
times more than any 
other fault, 

where shall I sit? 

where am I to sit? 

sit by me, 

sit on that chair, 

sit further, 

sit down on this bench, 

go and sit down in your 
place. 



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ne faites poinf de bruit. 

ne faites pas remuer la table. 

pourquoi faites- vous remuer 

la table? 
pretez-moi votre plume, 
pretez-moi votre canif. 
pretez-moi votre crayon, 
j'ai perdu mon livre. 
j'ai perdu mon ca/iier. 
ou I'avez-vous laisse? 
je I'ai laisse sur la table. 
le voici. 
je I'ai trouye. 
ou etait-il? 
il etait sous \e banc, 
voulez-vous^avoir la bonte 

de me preter votre canif? 
pourquoi faire? 
qu'en voulez-vous faire? 

j'en^ai besoln pour tailler 

une plume, 
ma plume ne vaut rien. 
je voudrais la retailler. 
elle a besoin d'etre raccom- 

modee. 
pourquoi ne vous servez-vous 

pas de votre canif? 
il ne coupe pas du tout, 
il a besoin d'etre repasse. 
je I'ai enti^remet gate en 

tailiant mon crayon, 
il est deux^Aeures. 
il faut que j'aille k I'ecole. 
j'ai peur d'arriver trop tarr/. 
pourquoi venez-vous si tar^/r 
il faut venir de raeilleure 

/leure une autre fois. 



do not make any noise, 
do not shake the table, 
why do you shake the 

table? 
lend me your pen. 
lend me your penknife, 
lend me your pencil, 
I have lost my book. 
I have lost my copy-book, 
where did you leave it? 
I left it on the table, 
here it is. 
I have found it, 
ivhere was it? 
it ivas under the bench, 
will you have the goodness 

to lend me your pen^ 
what for? [knife? 

what do you want to do 

with it? 
I want it to make a pen, 
[thing', 
my pen is good for no- 
1 want to make it again, 
it wants mending, 

why don't you use your 
penknife? 

it does not cut at all, 

it wants setting. 

I have entirely spoilt it in 
cutting my pencil. 

it is two o'clock. 

I must go to school, 

I am afraid to be too late, 

why do you come so late? 

you must come sooner ano- 
ther time. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



49 



savez-vous votre le^on? 
avez-vous^appris votre le- 

9on? 
quelle le9on avez-vous^ap- 

prise? 
vous ne savez pas votre legon. 

vous ne pouvez pas dire votre 
le90ii. 

pouvez-vous dire votre le9on 
maintenant? 

je ne puis pas^encore la dire 
sans faute. 

pourquoi n'avez-vous pas^ 
appris votre le^on? 

j'ai oublie de I'apprendre. 

oublie!!! [cuse. 

voila une bien mauvaise ex- 

je ne Tai pas tout a fait ou- 
blie. 

mais^il y avait^/iier au soir 
compagnie chez nous. 

et je n'ai pu I'etudier. 

si vous^aviez^ete diligente, 
vous^auriez bien pu vous 
mettre dans^un coin et 
I'etudier. 

cda est vrai. 

mais je voulais jouir de la 
compagnie. 

une bonne ecoliere devrait 
toujours faire son devoir 
avant de se div^ertir. 

ay ant son devoir fait, elle 
s'amuserait avec bien plu^' 
de plaisir. 

E 



do you know your lesson? 

have you learned your les- 
son? 

what lesson have you 
learned? 

you do not know your les- 
son. 

you cannot say your les- 
son. 

can you say your lesson 
now? 

I cannot say it perfectly. 

why did you not learn 
your lesson? 

I forgot to learn it. 

forgotten!!! 

this is a very bad excuse. 

I did not entirely forget 
it. 

but we had company at our 
house last night. 

and I have not been able 
to study it. 

if you had been diligent ^ 
you would have placed 
yourself in a corner 
and studied it. 

that is true, 

but I wanted to enjoy the 
company. 

a good scholar should al- 
ways have her task done 
before she sets about 
enjoying in any way, 

having her task done, she 
will amuse herself with 
much more pleasure. 



50 bolmar's collection of 

Sur la langue Fran^aise. On the French language. 



parlez-vous fran9ais? 
je le parle un peu. 
je le parle assez pour me 
faire comprendre. 

il parle passablement fran9ais. 

parlez-moi frangais. 
vous prononcez bien. 
quel livre traduisez-vous? 

j'ai traduit les fables de 

Perrin. 
maintenant je traduis Tele- 

maque. 
de quelle grammaire vous 

servez-vous. 
j'ai d'abord eerit les t/iemes 

de la grammaire de Wanos- 

trocht. 
j'ecris maintenant ceux de la 

grammaire de Levizac. 
combien y a-t-il que vous.^ 

apprenez le fran^ais? 
il y a a peu pres^un^an. 
vous^avez fait de granc?5 

progres. 
je vous^engage a continuer 

a vous^y appliquer. 

on parle fran9ais partou^ 

c'estjine langue fort^en^u- 

sage. 
e'est^a present une langue 
presque universelle. 



do you speak French? 

I speak it a little. 

I speak it just enough to 
make myself under- 
stood. 

he speaks French tolera- 
bly. 

speak French to me, 

you pronounce well, 

what book do you trans- 
late! 

I have translated Perrin^ s 
fables, 

now 1 translate Telema- 
chus, 

what grammar do you 
use? 

I have first ivritten the ex- 
ercises ofWanostrochVs 
grammar, 

I am now writing those 
of Levizac' s grammar. 

how long have you been 
learning French? 

it is about a year. 

you have improved much, 

I would engage you to 

continue to apply your-* 

self to it. 
French is spoken every^ 

where, 
it is a language very 

much in use. 
it is a. language almost 

universal now. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



51 



le fran9ai^ et 1' anglais sont 

les deux langues les plus^ 

utiles qu'on puisse appren- 

dre. 
le fran9ais est^en^Europe la 

langue de tous les gens 

bien^eleves. 
vous proposez-vous d'ap- 

prendre le fran9ais? 
je vais commencer le mois 

prochain. 
je compte aller en France 

I'annee prochaine. 
alors vous ferez bien d'ap- 

prendre un peu le fran^ais 

avanf de partir. 
appliquez-vous^un peu a la 

grammaire. 
mais surtout apprenez par 

coeur autan^ de phrases que 

vous pourrez. 
pour connaitre une langue a 

fond, la grammaire est ^in- 
dispensable. 

pour pouvoir parler une lan- 
gue il faut^apprendre des 
phrases. 

on pent tres-bien lire et 
ecrire une langue sans 
pouvoir la parler. 

la langue ecrite difFere beau- 
coup de la langue parlee. 

sans la connaissance des 
phrases employees dans la 
conversation, on ne pent 
s'exprimer. 



French and English^ are 
the two most useful lan- 
guages that one can 
learn. 

the French is, in Europe, 
the language of well- 
bred j)eople. 

do you intend learning 
French, 

I am going to begin next 
month, 

I hope I shall go to 
France next year, 

then you will do well to 
learn French a little 
before you go. 

apply yourself a little to 
grammar. 

but above all commit to me- 
mory as great a number 
of phrases as you can. 

in order to know a lan- 
guage thoroughly^ 
grammar is absolutely 
necessary. 

in order to speak a lan- 
guage, you must learn 
phrases. 

one may be able to read 
and write a language, 
and yet unable to speak. 

written language differs 
much from the spoken 
lano'uasce' 

without the knowledge of 
the phrases employed in 
conversation, one can^ 
not express one's self. 



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Des Saisons. 

Vhiver est^enfin fini. 

aimez-vous T /liver? 

je I'aime autant que I'ete. 

vous^etes peut-etre le seul 

de cette opinion. 
en^Mver on n'est bien qu'au- 

pres du feu. 
avez-vous patine, cet^/iiver? 

nous^avons^eu un^/iiver 
tres-rigoureux cette annee. 

je suis bien^aise de voir le 
printems. [mieux. 

e'est la saison que i'aime le 

c'est la plus^agreable de 
toutes les saisons. 

la saison est bien retardee. 

je crains que nous n'ayons^ 
un^ete bien chaurf. 

on dirait que toutes les sai- 
sons sont renversees. 

Tete est la saison des mois- 

sons. 
c'est^aussi dans cette saison 

que Ton fait le foin. 
apres I'ete vient rauto??ine. 
c'est dans I'autowne que Ton 

fait les vendanges. 
au milieu de I'autowine les 

matinees et les soirees sont 

fraiches. 
alors le feu commence a faire 

plaisir. 



Of the Seasons. 

winter is at last over. 

do you like lointer? I 

/ like it as much as I do j 

summer, 
you are perhaps the only 

one of this opinion, 
in winter one is not well, 

except by the fire side, 
have you skated^ this win- 

terl 
the winter has been very 

severe this year. 
I am glad to see the 

spring, 
it is the season I like best, 
it is the most pleasant of 

all seasons, 
the season is very back- 
ward. 
I fear we shall have a 

very hot summer, 
one would think that the 

order of the seasons is 

inverted, 
summer is the season of 

the harvest, 
it is also in this season * 

that hay is mowed down. %\ 
after summer is autumn, 
it is in autumn that viii- 

tages are made, 
towards the middle of au- 
tumn the mornings and i 1 

evenino-s are cool. 11 

then fire begins to be 

comfortable. 



COLLOQUIAL FHllASiJS, 



53 



Du Terns. 

quel tems fait-il? 

quelle sorte de tems fait-il? 

lait-il beau? 

fait-il beautems? 

oui, il fai^ beau. 

le terns est^au beau. 

ii fait^un terns superbe. 

il fait^uri terns charmant. 

il fait le plus beau tems du 

monde. 
il fait^un tems lourc?. 
le tems^est variable, 
le tems est ^inconstant, 
le tems se couvre. 
le tems^est convert, 
il fait mauvais tems. 
il fait bien mauvais tems. 
il fait^un tems^affreux. 
il fait du ven^ 
il fait bien du vent. 
le vent s'apaise. 
il fait du brouillarc?. 
il fait bien du brouillarc?. 
le tems commence a s'eclair- 

cir. 
il fait^un tems doux. 
il fait chauc?. 
il fait froi ri. 
il fait bien cliaur/. 
il fait bien (void. 
il faitjune chaleur etouffante. 
il fait^un tems sec. 
il fait^un tems^/mmide. 
le tems est a la pluie. 
il va pleuvoir. 
je sens des gouttes de pluie. 
e2 



Of the Weather » 
* 

how is tpe tveatherl 

what sort of weather is it? 

is it fine? 

is it fine weather? 

yeSy it is fine. 

the weather is settled. 

it is beautiful xoeather. 

it is charming weather 

it is most delightful wea- 
ther. 

the weather is very close. 

the weather is changeable. 

the weather is unsettled. 

it gets cloudy. 

it is cloudy weather, 

it is bad weather. 

it is very bad weather. 

it is dreadful weather. 

it is windy, 

it is very windy. 

the windfalls. 

it is foggy. 

it is very foggy. 

the iveather begins to 
clear up. 

it is mild. 

it is warm. 

it is cold. 

it is very hot. 

it is very cold. 

it is very sultry. 

it is dry xoeather. 

it is damp. 

it threatens to rain. 

it is going to rain. 

I feel drops of rain. 



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il pleut. 

il pleut bien for^. ^ 

il pleut _a verse. 

la pluie tombe a verse. 

ce n'est qu'une ondee. 

il ne pleut pas. 

le terns est^a Forage. 

nous^aurons de I'orage. 

entendez-vous le to/inerre? 

il tonne. 

il fait du tonnerre. 

il eclaire. 

il a tonne et eclaire toute la 

nuit. 
le terns s'eclaircit. 
le tems se rf met^au beau, 
il gele. 

il gele tres-for^ 
il gele a pierre fendre 
la riviere est prise, 
il y a de la glace. 
y a-t-il de la glace? 
la glace porte. 
nous^aurons de la neige. 
il grele. 

il tombe de la grele. 
il degele. 

il fait de la poussiere 
il neige. 

il tombe de la neige. 
il y a beaucoup de neige. 
j'en suis bien^aise. 
nous^irons^en traineau. 
avez-vous^un traineau? 
fait-il bon^aller en traineau 

aujourd'hui? 
la pluie a abattu la paussiere. 
le trottoir est glissant. 



it rains. 

it rains very fast. 

it pours, 

it is pouring. 

it is only a shower. 

it does not rain. 

the weather is stormy. 

we shall have a storm. 

do you hear the thunder! 

it thunders. 

the thunder roars. 

it lightens. 

it has thundered and 
lightened all night. 

the weather clears up, 

the weather settles. 

it freezes. 

it freezes very hard. 

it freezes extremely hard. 

the river is frozen. 

there is ice. 

is there ice? 

the ice bears. 

we shall have snow. 

it hails. 

it is hailing. 

it is thawing, 

it is dusty. 

it snows, 

it is snowing, 

there is much snow, 

I am very glad of it, 

we shall go sleighing. 

have you a sleigh. 

is it good sleighing to- 
day. 

the rain has laid the dust, 

the pavement is slippery, | 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



66 



il fait bien mauvais marcher. 

il fait jour. 

il fait nuit. 

,il fait sombre. 

Ill fait bien sombre. 

il fait clair de lune. 
/ les jours diminuent. 

les jours commencent^a de- 
croitre. 

les jours sont bien cour^5'. 

j'ai cliaurf. 

j'ai froirf. 

avez-vous chaurZ? 

avez-vous froic?? 

n' avez-vous pas chauci? 

n' avez-vous pas froicf? 

je suis tout trempe. 

je suis traverse. 

je sui& mouille jusqu'aux^05. 

faites secher vos^^abi^s. 

nous^aurons^une belle jour- 
nee. 
I le soleil lui^ 

! voyez quel superbe arc-en- 
ciel. 



it is very bad walking, 
it is day-light, 
it is night, 
it is dark, 
it is very dark, 
it is moon-light, 
the days are decreasing, 
the days begin to de- 
crease, 
the days are very short. 
I am warm. 
I am cold, 
are you warm? 
are you cold! 
are you not warm? 
are you not cold? 
I am quite wet. 
I am loet through. 
I am wet to the very skin, 
dry your clothes, 
we shall have a fine day* 

the sun shines, 
see what a beautiful rain- 
bow. 



Des Epoques. 



venez ^auj ourd' hui. 
allez-y le jour de Noel, 
il fait grand jour. 
le jour que vous viendrez. 
la journee sera belle. 
je me leve le matin a six^ 
r hemes. 
j'ai couru toute la matinee. 



Of Epochs, 

come to day. 

go there on Christmas. 

it is broad day-light. 

the day you will come. 

the day will be fine. 

I rise in the morning at 

six o'clock. 
I have run the whole 

mornins:. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



envoyez-le-moi ce soir. 
venez passer la soiree chez 

moi. 
je Tai fait dans la matinee, 
je le ferai demain. 
buvez cela demain matin. 

j'irai le voir apres-demain. 

j'y etais^/iier. 

il me r envoy a le surlende- 

main. 
le jour suivant j'y allai. 
le lendemain je le vis. 
il y a deux jours, 
la semaine derniere. 
il y a hui^ jours, 
il y a quinze jours, 
il y a trois scmaines. 
a peu prcs ce tems-la. 
le mois dernier. 
I'an mil hui^ cen^ trente. 

j'annee derniere. 

j'annee prochaine. 

I'annee qui vient. 

je vous verrai a Paques. 

je changerai de maison a la 

Saint Jean, 
a la Sain^ Michel. 
Tete de la Saint Martin, 
le trimestre est fini. 
le trimestre prochain. 
le premiej du mois prochain. 
le deux du mois passe, 
le quatre du present mois. 

le dernier jour du mois. 



send it to me this evening, 
come amd spend your 

evening at my house, 
I did it i7i the forenoon. 
I will do it to-morrow, 
drink that to-morrow 

morning. 
I shall go and see him the 

day after to-morrow. 
I was there yesterday, 
he sent it to me two days 

after, 
the next day I went there, 
the next day I saw him. 
two days ago. 
last week, 
a week ago. 
a fortnight ago. 
it is three weeks since 
near about that time, 
last month, 
the year one thousand 

eight hundred and 
last year. [Ihirty. 

next year, 
next year. 

I shall see you at Easter. 
I shall move at Midsum- 
mer, 
at Michahnas. 
the Indian summer, 
the quarter is out. 
the next quarter, 
the first of next month, 
the second of last month, 
the fourth of the present 

month, 
the last day of the month. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



57 



' a la fin du mois. 
vers le milieu du mois. 

quel est le quantieme du 

mois? 
quel quantieme du mois est- 

ce aujourd'hui? 
c'est^aujourd'hui le quinze. 
€'est le premier du mois. 

non, c'est \e deux, 
je crois que c'est le cinq, 
dans quinze jours. 
la semaine prochaine. 
la semaine passee. 
la semaine derniere. 
dans hui^ jours, 
d'aujourd'hui en huit. 

d'aujourd'hui en quinze. 

il y a aujourd'hui hui^ jours. 
il y a aujourd'hui quinze 

jours. 
il y aura biento^ hnit jours, 
nous Tattendons de jour en 

jour, 
nous^y irons un jour ou 

I'autre. 
je le fais journel/ement. 
il dit qu'il vous paiera un 

jour ou I'autre. 
tons les jours, 
tons les deux jours, 
tons les trois jours. 
il vient souvent. 
il parle toujours. 
voyez-le rarement. 



at the end of the month, 
towards the middle of the 

month, 
what day of the month is 

it? 
what day of the month is 

this? 
to day is the fifteenth, 
it is the first day of the 

month, 
noj it is the second. 
J think it is the fifth, 
in a fortnight, 
next week, 
last week, 
last week, 
in a week, 
this day week, {time to 

come,) 
this day fortnight, {time 

to come,) 
this day week, {time past.) 
this day fortnight, {time 

past, ) 
it will soon be a week since, 
we expect him from day 

to day, 
we shall go there one day 

or other, 
I do it daily, 
he says he will pay you 

one day or other, 
every day, 
every other day, 
every third day, 
he comes often, 
he is always speaking* 
see him seldom. 



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ne rcfaites jamais cela. 
une gazette hebdomadaire. 
un journal, 
une gazette quotidienne. 



7iever do that again. 
a weekly paper, 
a daily paper, 
a daily paper. 



De I'heure. 



quelle Aeure est-il? 
dites-moi, s'il vous plait 

quelle ^eure il est. 
il est midi. 
il est midi. 
il est minuit. 
il est minuit. 

il est deux^^eures. [quar^ 
il est deux^/ieures e^ un 
il est deux^/ieures^e^ demie. 
il est deux^/ieures trois 

quar/5. 
il est trois ^/leures moins^un 

quar^ 
il est bien pres de quatre 

Aeures. 
cinq^^eures viennent de 

sonner. 
il est einq^/ieures vingt 

minutes, 
il estsix^/ieures moins ving*t- 

eing minutes, 
votre montre va-t-elle bien? 
ma montre ne va pas bien. 
ma montre avance. 
elle retarde. 
elle avance d'un quarM' Aeure 

par jour, 
elle retarde d'une demi-fteure 

par jour. 



Of the Hour. 

what o'clock is it? 

tell me, if you please, 

ivhat o'clock it is. 
it is twelve o'clock, 
it is noon, 
it is twelve o'clock, 
it is midnight, 
it is two o'clock, 
it is a quarter after two. 
it is half past two. 
it is three quarters after 

two. 
it wants a quarter to 

three, 
it is very near four. 

it has just struck five. 

it is twenty minutes after 

five o'clock, 
it wants twenty -five mi- 

nutes to six o'clock, 
does your watch go well? 
my watch does not go well, 
my watch goes too fast, 
it goes too slow, 
it gains a quarter of an 

hour every day. 
it loses half an hour every 

day. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



59 



elle s'arrete de terns _en terns. 

ma montre est juste. 

elle n'est pas juste. 

elle est^en^avance. 

elle est ^ en retard. 

il est de bonne Aeure. 

il est tarrf. 

il est bien tare/. 

venez sur les sept_/ieures. 

savez-vous quelle /leure il est? 

je ne sais pas^au juste. 

je ne saurais vous dire exacte- 
ment. 

regardez a votre montre. 

elle n'est pas montee. 

j'ai oublie de la monter. 

elle ne va pas. 

elle s'est arretee. 

quelle henre est-il a la votre? 

la votre va-t-elle bien? 

la mienne ne va pas bien. 

elle n'est pas^a I'/ieure. 

elle est derangee. 

elle s'arrete de tems^en terns. 

il y a quelque chose de de- 
range. 

il y a quelque chose de casse. 

le grand ressort est casse. 

je crois que la chaine est 
rompue. 

faites la raccommoder. 

je vais I'envoyer a TAorloger. 

vous ferez tres-bien. 
envoyez-la chez Mr. A... 
c'est un bon /ioilojyer. 



it stops now and then, 

my watch is right. 

it is not right, 

it is too fast, 

it is too slow, 

it is early, 

it is late, 

it is very late. 

come about seven o'clock. 

do you know what o'clock 

it is? 
I don't know exactly, 
I cannot tell you exactly. 

look at your watch, 

it is not wound up. 

I forgot to wind it up. 

it does not go, 

it has stopped. 

lohat o'clock is it hy your si 

does yours go well? 

mine does not go well. 

it is not right, 

it is out of order, 

it stops now and then. 

something is out of order 
in it. 

something is broken in it. 

the main spring is broken. 

I think the chain is bro- 
ken. 

have it mended, 

I am going to send it to 
the watch-maker. 

you will do well, 

send it to Mr. A... 

he is a good vmtch-ma- 
ker. 



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oui, mais^il fait payer bien 

cher. 
c'est vrai, mais^on peut 

compter sur ce qu'il fait, 
ma montre est^une montre 

fran5aise. 
je Tai achetee a Paris, 
ma montre est^a repetition. 



yes, hut he charges very 

high. 
thaVs true, hut one may 

rely on ivhat he does, 
my watch is a French 

watch, 
I hought it at Paris, 
my watch is a repeater. 



De I'age. 



quel age avez-vous? 
quel est votre age? 
quel peut^etre son^age? 
quel age peut-il bien^avoir? 
il aura douze ans le quinze 

du mois prochain. 
j'aurai bientof dix^ans. 
j'ai ving-t-cinq^ans. 
quel age a Mowsieur votre 

pere? 
quel est I'age de votre frere? 
quel age a votre frere? 
il n'a pas^encore vin«*t_ans. 
il n'est pas^encore majeur. 
il est^encore mineur. 
quel age peut^avoir cet^en- 

fant? 
il n'a que six^ans. 
il est grauf? pour son^age. 
quel age a sa soeur. 
elle a plus de se/)t_ans. 
elle a pres de huit^ans. 
elle a ving*t_ans. 
elle est dans la fleur de I'age, 
votre oncle doit^avoir bien 

pres de quarante ans. 



Of the Age, 

how old are you? 
what is your age? 
what may he his age? 
how old may he be? 
he will he twelve, the fif- 
teenth of next month, 
I shall soon he ten. 
I am twenty 'five, 
how old is your father? 

what is your brother's age? 
how old is your brother? 
he is not yet twenty, 
he is not yet of age, 
he is still under age. 
how old may that child 

he? 
he is only six years old. 
he is tall for his age. 
how old is his sister? 
she is more than seven. 
she is almost eight, 
she is twenty, 
she is in her bloom, 
your uncle must be very 

near forty years old. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



1 il est dans sa quarante-deux 
I ieme annee. 
il est dans la force de I'age. 
votre grancZ'maman parait 

fort^agee. 
quel age lui donneriez-vous? 
elle ne peut^avoir plus de 

qiiatre-vino-is^ans. 
elleaquatre-vino-^-quatreans. 
nous celebrons tons les^ans 
Tanniversaire de sa nais- 
sance. 
elle est plus^agee que moi. 
' je ne la croyais pas si agee. 

elle se soutient bien. 
1 son pere vit^encore. 
' il doit^etre bien vieux. 

il entre dans sa centieme 
I annee. 
I il est tombe dans I'enfance. 



61 



he is in his forty-second 
year, 

he is in the prime of life. 

your grandmother ap- 
pears very aged, 

how old do you think she is? 

she cannot be more than 
eighty. 

she is eighty-four. 

we keep every year her 
birth day. 

she is older than L 

I did not think her so old, 

she carries her age well, 

her father is still living. 

he must be very old, 

he is just entering into 

his hundredth, 
he has become quite 

childish. 



Nouvelles. 



y a-t-il des nouvelles au- 

jourd'hui? 
y a-t-il quelque chose de 

nouveau? 
savez-vous quelque chose de 

nouveau? 
savez-vous des nouvelles? 
que dit-on de bon? 
que dit-on de nouveau? 
quelles nouvelles nous^ap- 

prendrez-vous? 
avez-vous quelque chose a 

nous apprendre? 
F 



News. 



is there 



any \ 



to-day? 



is there any thing new? 

do you know any thing 

new? 
do you know any news? 
what is the news? 
what news is there? 
what news can you tell 

us? 
have you got any thing to 

tell us? 



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n'avez-vous entendu parler 

de rien? 
que dit-on en viile? 

que dit-on de vos cotes? 

je ne sais rien de nouveau. 
il n'y a rien de nouveau. 
il n'y a point de nouvelles. 
je ne sais point de nouvelles. 
je n'ai entendu parler de rien. 

on ne parle de rien. 

il y a de bonnes nouvelles. 

les nouvelles sont bonnes. 

il y a de mauvaises nouvelles. 

les nouvelles sont bien mau- 
vaises. 

voila une bonne nouvelle. 

voila une triste nouvelle. 

j'ai entendu dire que.... 

je n'ai pas^entendu parler de 
cela. 

avez-vous lu les journaux. 

que disent les gazettes. 

je n'ai lu aucun journal au 
jourd'hui. 

avez-vous vu cela dans quel- 
que journ:*!? 

cela est^annonce par une 
lettre particuliere. 

dit-on qui a re^u cette lettre? 

on doute beaucoup de cette 
nouvelle. 

cette nouvelle demande con- 
firmation. 



have you not heard of any 

thing? 
what is the talk about 

town, 
what is the news in your 

quarter, 
I knoiv nothing new, 
there is nothing new. 
there is no news. 
I know no nevjs, 
I have not heard of any 

thins;, 
there is no talk of any 

thing, 
there is good news, 
the news is good, 
there is bad news, 
the news is very bad, 

that is a good neics, 
this is a bad news. 
I have heard that,,,, 
I did not hear of that. 

did you read the papers? 

what do the papers say? 

I have read no paper to- 
day. 

did you see that in any 
paper? 

it is only mentioned in a 
private letter. 

do they say who received 
thai letter? 

they doubt this news very 
much, 

this news wants confir- 
mation. 



COLLOQUIAL t»HRASES. 



63 



de qui tenez-vous cette nou- 

velle? 
comment le savez-vous. 
je tiens cette nouvelle de 

bonne par/, 
cette nouvelle ne s'est pas 

coniirmee. 
ce hrmt s'est trouve faux. 

on ne parle plus de cette 

nouvelle. 
parle-t-on toujours de guerre? 
croit-on que nous^ayons la 

paix? 
il n'y a pas^apparence. 
avez-vous re^u des nouvelles 

de votre frere? | 

y a-t-il lon^-tems que vous 

n'avez re9u de nouvelles 

de votre ami/ 
combien y a-t-il qu'il ne vous 

^a ecrit? 
il y a deux mois que je n'ai 

re9u de ses nouvelles. 
il y a trois semaines qu'il ne 

m'a ecrit. 
i'en attenfZs une lettre de 

Pans de jour en jour, 
que vous dit-il de Paris? 

il me donne une description 
de la plupart des curiosites 
de cette ville. 

se plait-il a Paris? 

il s'y amuse tant, qu'il ne 
parle pas de revenir. 



from whom have you had 

that news! 
how do you knoio that? 
I have that news front 
' good authority, 
that news has not been 

con firmed, 
that report has proved 

false, 
that news is no longer 

talked of 
do they still talk of war? 
do they think we shall 

have peace! 
it is not likely, 
have you heard from your 

brother? 
did you hear lately from 

your friend? 

how long is it since he 
wrote to you? 

I have not heard from 
him these two months. 

he has not written for 
these three weeks. 

I expect from Paris a let- 
ter from him, every day. 

what does he say to you 
about Paris? 

he gives me a description 
of most of the curiosi- 
ties of that city. 

is he pleased with Paris? 

he amuses himself so much 
there, that he does not 
speak of returning. 



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bolmar's collection of 



Demander de la monnaie. 



avez-vous de ^1' argent blanc 

sur vous? 
j'ai besoin de monnaie. 
avez-vous la monnaie d'une 

gourde? 
pouvez-vous me changer ce 

billed de banque? 
allez me changer cette gourde 

dans la boutique voisine 

cette demi gourde est-elle 

bonne? 
cette piece de vin ^t-cinq' sous 

ne parait pas bonne, 
elle n'a pas I'air bonne, 
faites-la sonner. 
elle n'a pas bon son. 
je la crois mauvaise. 
je crois qu'elle ne vaut rien 

reportez-la a la personne qui 

vous I'a donnee. 
il court beau coup de fausse 

monnaie. 



Ask for Change. 



have you any silver about 

youl 
I want some change, 
have you change for a 

dollar? 
can you change me this 

bank note? 
go and get me this dollar 

changed at the next 

shop, 
is this half dollar good? 

this 25 cent piece does not 

seem a good one. 
it does not look welL 
sound it. 

it does not sound well. 
I think it is a bad one. 
I think it is good for no^ 

thing, 
take it back to the person 

who gave it to you. 
there is a good deal of 

bad money about. 



Le Matin. 



vous voila Icve! 

vous^etes deja leve! 

il y a une /leure que je suis 

leve. 
vous vous^etes leve de grancZ 

matin, 
je me leve ordinairement de 

bonne /leure. 



Morning. 

you are up! 

you are up already! 

I have been up this hour 

you got up very early. 

I commonly rise early. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



65 



c'estiine fort bonne /labitude.j 
cela est tres-bon pour la 

sante. 
commeiit^avez-vous dorrai 

cette nuit? 
avez-vous bien dormi? 
j'ai dormi tout d'un somme. 
je n'ai fait qu'uii somme. 
j'ai dormi sans me reveiiler. 
et vons, avez-vous bien re- 
pose? 
pas tres-bien. 

je n'ai pas tres-bien dormi. 
je n'ai pas pu dormir. 
je n'ai pas pu fermer I'oeil de 

toute la nuit. 
voici une belle matinee, 
que pensez-vous d'un tour de 

promenade? 
aurons-nous^assez de tems 

avan^ le dejeune? 
nous^avons tout \e tems. 
on ne dejeiinera pas^avant^ 

une Aeure d'ici. 
nous^avons^une grande 

/ieure a nous, 
he bien! allons prendre un 

peu I'air. 
cela nous^ouvrira I'appetit. 



it is a very good habit, 
it is very good for the 

health, 
how did yoii sleep last 

night? 
did you sleep inelU 
I never awoke all night, 
I never awoke all night. 
I slept without waking, 
and you, how did you 

rest! 
not very well. 
I did not sleep very well. 
I could not sleep. 
I never closed my eyes 

once last night, 
this is a fine morning, 
what do you think of tak^ 

ing a little walk? 
shall we have time before 

breakfast? 
vje have plenty of time 
they will not breakfast 
I this hour. 

we have full an hour be- 
I fore us. 
well! let us go for a little 

airing, 
it will sharpen our ap" 
I petite. 



Des Bcsoins de la vie. 

j'ai faini. 
j'ai granc/'faim. 
j:e meurs de faim. 
je me sens appetit. 



Ofthenecessaries of Life. 



I am hungry. 
1 am very hungry, 
lam dying with hunger. 
I feel an appetite. 



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j'ai soif. 

je meur* de soif. 

je boirais volon tiers. 

donnez-moi a boire. 

donnez-moi uu verre d'eau. 

je suis bieii las. 

je suis bieii fatigue. 

je suis^epuise de fatigue. 

j'ai froid. 

j'ai froi«i aux mains, 
j'ai chaur/. 
je suis tout^endormi. 
je me sens^assoupi. 
je crois que je dormirai bien. 
je suis^accable de sommeil. 
je voudrais^etre au lit. 
j'ai bien dormi. 
je n'ai pu ra'endormir. 
je n'ai pu fermer i'ceil de la 
nuit. 



I am thirsty* 

I am dying with thirst. 

I could drink with plea- 
sure, [drink. 

give me something to 

give me a glass of water. 

I am very tired. 

I am very much fatigued. 

I am exhausted with 
fatigue. 

I am cold. 

my hands are cold. 

I am warm, 

I am quite sleepy. 

I feel quite drowsy. 

I think I shall sleep well. 

I am overcome with sleep. 

I wish I was in bed. 

I have slept well. 

I could not get to sleep* 

I have not been able to close 
my eyes once all night. 



Feu. 



voici un pauvre feu. 
void un bien mauvais feu. 
vous n'avez pas^eu soin du 

feu. 
vous n'avez pas^entretenu 

le feu. 
vous^avez laisse tomber le 

feu. [feu. 

vous^avez laisse eteindre le 
il n'est pas tout-a-fait^eteint. 
il faut le rallumer. 



Fire. 

here is a poor fire, 
here is a very bad fire, 
you have not taken care 

of the fire, 
you have not kept the fire 

up. 
you have let the fire go 

down, 
you have let the fire out. 
it is not quite out. 
it must be lighted up 

again. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



67 



venez raccommoder le feu. 

que cherchez-vous? 

je cherche les pinceUes. 

les voici dans \e coin. 

ou est le souffle/? 

soufflez le feu. 

allez querir le souffle/. 

soufflez-le doucement. 

ne soufflez pas si for/, 

mettez quelques copeaux en 

dessous. 
maintenant mettez deux^ou 

trois morceaux de bois. 
le feu va prendre dans^un^ 

instan/. 
y a-t-il du charbon dans le 

panier? 
prenez la pelle et mettez du 

charbon sur le feu. 
n'en mettez pas trop^a la 

fois. 
si vous^en mettez trop vous 

^eteindrez le feu. 
vous^avez presque etouife le 

feu. 
soulevez-le avec le fourgon. 
cela lui donnera un peu d'air. 
le feu commence a flamber. 
maintenant voici un bon feu. 
vous I'avez tres-bien racco77i- 

mode. 
lequel preferez-vous, d'un feu 

de charbon, ou d'un feu 

de bois? 
je prefere un feu de bois. 
et moi un feu de charbon. 



come and make up again 

the fire, 
what do you look fori 
lam looking for the tongs, 
here they are in the corner* 
where are the bellows? 
blow the fire, 

go. and fetch the bellows, 
blow it gently, 
do not blow so hard, 
put a few shavings under, 

now put on two or three 

pieces of wood, 
the fire will soon draw up, 

is there any coal in the 

scuttle? 
take the shovel and put on 

some coal on the fire, 
do not put too much at a 

time, 
if you put too much, you 

will put the fire out, 
you have almost smothered 

the fire, 
raise it up icith the poker, 
it will give it a little air, 
the fire begins to blaze, 
now the fire is very good, 
you have made it up 

again very well, 
which do you prefer, a 

coal fire^ or a wood 

fire? 
I prefer a wood fire, 
as for me I prefer a coal 
. fire. 



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EOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



un feu de bois iie donne pas 

tant de chaleur. 
et il donne beaucoujj de peine 

a entretenir. 
un feu de charbon, fait le 

matin, dure presquc toute 

la journee. 
brulez-vous votre diarbon 

dans^une grille? 
non, dans^un poele. 
Je n'aime pas les poeles. 
j'aime a voir la flamme du feu. 



a xcood fire does not give 

so much heat, 
and it gives much trouble 

to keep it up, 
a coal firCy made up in the 

morning, lasts almost 

the tohole day long, 
do you burn your coal in a 

grate? 
no, in a. stove. 
I do not like stoves. 
I like to see the blaze. 



Aller au Marche. 



Gobi 2; to Market, 



il faut que j'aille au marche. 
j'acheterai des poulefc^. 
peut-etre une paire de 

canarc?5. 
void une bonne paire de 

can ar 6/5. 
avez-vous des^ceu/s frais? 
combien de beurre vous 

faut-il?^ 
j'ai oublie quelque chose a la 

maison. 
il faut que je m'en retourne. 
Marie, vous finirez d'acheter 

les provisions, 
prenez trois livres de beurre, 

s'il est bon. 
en revfnant passez chez \e 

boucher. 
quelle viande cowmande- 

rai-je? 
qu'il envoie un^alloyau pour 

aujourd'hui. 



/ must go to market. 

I shall buy some chickens, 
perhaps a pair of ducks . 

here is a couple 0/ nice 
ducks, 

have you fresh eggs? 

how many pounds of but- 

\ ter do you want? 

I forgot something at 
home. 

I must go back. 

Alary, you will finish 
marketings 

take three pounds of but- 
ter, if it is good. 

as you come back, call at 
the butcher^ s. 

what meat shall I order? 

let him send a sirloin ^ for 
to-day. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



pour demain deux^ou trois 

cotes de boeuf. 
et pour apres-demain un 

j'aimerais^avoir une poitrine 

de veau. 
s'il n^y en_a point prenez^ 

une longe de veau. 
n'oubliez pas^un quartier 

d'agneau. 
une epaule de mouton. 
une tete de veau. 
une rouelle de veau. 
un collet de mouton. 
demandez-lui s'il a un bon 

nz de veau. 
s'il n'en^a point prenez-le 

ailleurs. 
voyez s'il a une bonne langue 

de bcEuf. 
qu'il envoie tout cela sur le 

cham^. 
dites-lui d'envoyer en meme 

terns son memoire. 
voulez-vous que j'acliete du 

poisson. 
oui, je I'oubliais. 
y a-t-il du poisson au mar 

che? 
11 y a beaucou^) de poisson. 
il n'y a presque pas de pois- 
son. 
quelle sorte de poisson y 

a-t-il? 
il y a du liaren^, du maque- 

reau. 
achetez^une alose. 
voulez-vous _un saumon? 



for to-morrow two or three 

ribs of beef, 
and for the day after to- 

morr om, ale g of mutton. 
I should like to have a 

breast of veaL 
if there is none to be got 

take a loin of veaL 
do not forget a quarter 

of lamb, 
a shoulder of mutton, 
a calfs head, 
a fillet of veaL 
a neck of mutton, 
ask him whether he has a 

good sweet bread, 
if he has none, get it some' 

where else, 
see whether he has got a 

nice beefs tongue, 
let him send all this di- 
rectly, 
tell him to send the hill 

with it. 
do you wish me to buy 

fish? 

yes J I for got to mention it. 
is there any fish in the 

market? 
there is plenty offish, 
there is hardly any fish. 

what sort offish is there? 

there are herrings, and 

mackerels, 
buy a shad, 
will you have a salmon? 



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je prefcre une morue fraiche 
j'ai vu uii beau turbof. 
combien vend-on les soles? 
elles. se vendent selon la 

grossenr. 
on peut^en^avoir une couple 

d'assez belles pour une 

gourde. 
y a-t-il du coquillage? 
sommes-nous dans la saison 

du coquillage? 
il y a maintenant des cancres 

et des homards. 
achctez-en quelques^uns. 



I prefer afresh cod. 
I have seen a fine turbot, 
how much do soles sell for? 
they sell according to the 

size, 
a couple of pretty fine 

ones may be had for a 

dollar, 
is there any shell-fish? 
are we in the season for 

shell-fish? 
there are to be hadcrabSf 

and lobsters, 
buy a few of them. 



Dejeuner. 

avez-vous dejeime? 

pas^encore. 

vous^arrivez^a propo6'. 

vous dejeiinerez^avec nous. 

le dejeune est-il pret. 

il le sera bient6^ 

le dejeune est servi. 

venez, Madame. 

touf le monde est dans \e 
salon. 

on n'attencZ plus que vous. 

je vais descendre dans 1' in- 
stant. 

je vous demande pardon de 
vous^avoir fait^attendre. 

prenez-vous du t/ie ou du 

cafe, 
voici du cafe, 
voila du ihi. 



Breakfast, 



have you breakfasted! 

not yet, 

you come just in time, 

you will breakfast with us? 

is breakfast ready? 

it will soon be ready, 

breakfast is ready, 

come, Madam, 

every body is in the par- 
lour, 

they only wait for you, . 

I am coming down di- 
rectly, 

I beg your pardon for 
having kept you wait- 
ing, 

do you drink tea or coffee. 

here is coffee, 
there is tea. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



71 



v^ous^avez pres de vous du 

chocola/. 
Je quel preferez-vous? 
le quel aimez-vous le mieux? 
je pre fere du cafe. 
je vous demanderai une tasse 

de chocola^ 
votre cafe est-il assez sucre? 

est-il assez for/? 

il est^excellent et for/ clair. 

voici des petits pains, 
voila des roties. 
je prendrai un petit pain. 
je prefere une rotie. 
faites-moi le plaisir de me 

passer le beurre. 
donnez-moi \e pain, s'il vous 

plait, 
le t/ie est_un peu faible. 
je I'aime for/. 
je le pren^5 sans sucre, 
que vous offrirai-je? 
rien de plus, je vous remercie. 
prenez-vous de la crerne avec 

votre cafe? 
voici des _ceu/9 frais. 
permettez-moi de vous^en^ 

envoyer un. 
voulez-vous^un morceau de 

viande froide? 
voulez-vous^une saucisse? 
j'ai fait un exeellen/ d^- 

jeune. 
jepuis bien^atfcendre le dine 

maint^'nant. 



you have near you choco- 
late, 
which do you prefer? 
which do you like best? 
I prefer coffee, 
I will thank you for some 

chocolate, 
is your coffee sweet 

enough? 
is it strong" enough? 
it is excellent, and very 

clear, 
here are rolls, 
there are toasts. 
I shall take a roll. 
I prefer some toast, 
do me the kindness to pass 

the butter, 
give me the breads if you 

please, 
the tea is rather weak. 
I like it strong, 
I drink it without sugar, 
what shall I offer you? 
nothing more J thank you, 
do you take cream ivith 

your ccff'ee? 
here are some fresh eggs, 
allow me to send you one, 

will you hare a bit of cold 

meat! 
will you have a sausage? 
] have made an excellent 

breakfast. 
I can now wait for dimt^r 
I very well. 



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Diner. Dinner. 



il est biento^ deux^^eures. 
il est presque deux^/ieiires. 
il est pres de deux^Aeures. 
il est bien pre^ de deux_ 

Aeures. 
retournons^k la raaison. 
a quelle heme dinons-nous^ 

aujourd'hui? 
on va mettre le convert, 
on^a servi. 
asseyons-nous. 
mettons-nous^a table. 

non, pas^encore. 
attendez-vous de la com- 

pagnie? 
j'attend? Mo/isieu?' et Ma- 
dame B.,. 
avez-vous donne des^ordres 

pour le dine? 
qu'avez-vous^ordonne? 
qu'est-ce que nous^aurons 

pour diner? 
aurons-nous du poisson? 
il n'y avait point de poisson 

au marche. 
Mowsieur et Madame B... ne 

viendront pas. 
commen9ons_a diner, 
que vous_oifrirai-je? 
voulez-vous^un peu de 

soupe? 
prendrez-vous de la soupe? 
je vous renc?5 graces. 
je vous demanderai un peu 

de bouilli. 



it ivill soon he two o^ clock 
it is almost two o* clock, 
it is nearly two o^ clock, 
it is very near two o'clock. 

let us return home. 

what time do we dine to- 
day? [sently, 

the clolh will be laid pre- 

dinner is on the table. 

let us sit down. 

let us place ourselves at 
table. 

no, not yet. 

do you expect company? 

I expect Mr. and Mrs. 

B... 
have you given orders for 

dinner? 
what have you ordered? 
what shall we have for 

dinner? 
shall we have any fish? 
there was no fish in the 

market. 
Mr. and Mrs. B... will 

not come, 
let us begin dinner, 
what shall I offer you? 
will you have some soup? 

will you take some soup? 
I thank you. 

I will ask you for a little 
boiled beef 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



73 



il a bien bonne mine. 

cette volaille est delicieuse 

en voulez-vous^une aile? 

volontiers. 

je vous prie de me donner un 

peu de jus. 
vous do?inerai-je des legumes? 

une jK)mme de terre, s'il vous 

plait, 
voulez-vous^un peu de 

sauce? 
vous_ofFrirai-je un morceau 

de ce bceuf roti? 
j'en prendrai volontiers un 

peti/ morceau. 
voulez-vous du plus cui/? 
voulez-vous du moins cui/? 

du plus cui/, s'il vous plait. 

du moins cuit, 

vous ai-je servi selon votre 

go 11/? 

il €st_excellen/. 

il est tendre comme du 

poule/. 
Messieurs, permettez-moi de 

boire a voire sante. 
je prendrai un peu de salade. 
ce vin de Bordeaux est de- 

licieux. 
donnez-nous^une bouteille 

de champagne, 
comment le trouvez-vous? 
il est fort^agreable au gou/. 

avez-vous de bon fromage? 
apportez-en. 

G 



it looks very nice, 
this fowl is delicious, 
will you have a wing? 
if you please. 
I will thank you for some 

gravy, 
shall 1 give you some 

vegetables? 
a potato y if you please. 

will you have a little 
sauce? 

shall I offer you a piece 
of this roast beef? 

I shall willingly take a 
small piece. 

will you have it well done? 

will you have it under- 
done? 

rather done^ if you please. 

rather rare. 

did I help you to your 
liking} 

it is excellent, 

it is as tender as chicken. 

gentlemen, give me leave 

to drink your health. 
I will take some salad, 
this claret is delicious, 

let us have a bottle of 

champaign, 
how do you like it? 
it is very agreeable to the 

taste. 

have you any good cheese? 
brin^r sorne. 



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donnez Ic desserf. 
nous^avons^eu unbon dine. 

goutons ees peches. 

ces poires sent delicieuses. 

donnez-moi un morceau de 

from age. 
du quel voulez-vous? 
du fromage d'Angleterre. 
vous m'en donnez beaucoup 

trojo. 
il n'y en_a qu'une bouchee. 
ne m'en donnez que la moitie. 
partagez cela en deux, 
vous pouvez desservir. 
apportez-nous du vin. 
\e dine est fini. 



bring the desert, 

we have had a good din 

ner, 
let us taste these peaches, 
these pears are delicious, 
give me a bit of cheese. 

which will you have? 

English cheese. 

you give me too much. 



there is but a mouthful, 
give me but the half of it. 
cut that in two, 
you may clear the table, 
bring us some wine, 
dinner is over. 



1 



T/ie. 

il est sept^Aeures. 

le t/ie sera pre^ dans^un mo- 
ment. 

entendez-vous la cloche? 

descendons. 

asseyez-vous, Messieurs. 

j^aime le t/ie sans sucre. 

et moi sans creme. 

j'aime le t/ie for^ 

permettez-moi de vous^en 
donner une autre tasse. 

je n'en prend!^ jamais qu^me 
tasse. 

en France on prentZ mainte- 
nant beaucouj) de t/ie. 

les Anglais en^ont^introdui^ 
r usage. 



Tea. 

it is seven o'clock. 

tea will be ready in a mo- 
ment. 

do you hear the bell? 

let us go down. 

sit down, gentlemen. 

I like tea without sugar. 

and I without cream. 

I like tea strong. 

allow me to give you ano- 
ther cup. 

I never take more than 
one cup. 

now in France people 
drink a good deal of tea. 

the English have intro- 
duced the use of it. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



75 



apportez^un peu plus d'eau 

bouillante. 
cette eau n'est pas^assez 

chaude. 
void du beurre frais. 
voila de bon pain, 
je prendrai volontiers une 

demi tasse de plus, 
j'irai prendre le tAe demain 

chez vous. 
je serai bien^aise de vous 

voir, 
nous prenons le th€ a aept^ 

hemes justes. 
je vous ferai go (iter du tht 

vert excellent 
je prefere le noir. 



dring some more boiling 

water, 
this water is not warm 

enough, 
here is fresh butter, 
this is good bread. 
I shall willingly take half 

a cup more. 
I shall go and take tea tO' 

morrow at your house. 
I shall be very glad to 

see you. 
we take tea exactly at se- 
ven. 
I shall make you taste 

excellent green tea. 
I prefer black. 



Souper. 

voulez-vous rester souper 

avec nous? 
soupez^avec nous sans cere- 

monie. 
apportez^une assiette, un 

couteau et une fourchette 

a Mo7isieur. 
non, en verite. 
je ne soupe Jamais, 
eb bien! asseyez-vous pres de 

la table, 
nous causerons. 
vous prendrez^un verre de 

vin. 
ccla ne se refuse pas. 
aimez-vous les^^uitres? 
je les^aime beaucoup. 



sup 



Supper. 

will you stay and 
with us? 

sup with us without cere^ 
moiiy. 

bring a plate, a knife and 
a fork, to this gentle- 
man. 

no, truly. 

I never take any supper. 

well! sit near the table. 

we shall talk. 

you will take a glass of 

wine, 
you cannot refuse that, 
do you like oysters? 
I am very fond of them. 



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j'en maugeraiquelques^unes. 

comment les trouvez-vous? 

elles sont bonnes et tres- 
fraiches. 

voulez-vous^un morceau de 
ce dindon froic?/ 

non, je voiis remercie. 

je m'en tiendrai a mon mor- 
ceau de pain et de beurre. 

voulez-vous^un verre de 

bierre? 
volontiers, je n'aime pas le 

the, 
la bierre en^Angleterre est_ 

excellente. 
j'aime la petite bierre. 
c'est^iine boisson^agreable 

et inoffensive. 



/ will eat a few. 
how do yoa find thcml 
they are good and very 

fresh, 
will you have a piece of 

that cold turkey! 
no, I thank you, 
I am satisfied with my 

piece of bread and but- 

ter. 
will you have a glass of 

beer? 
willingly, I do not like 

tea, 
beer in England is excel- 

lent. 

Hike small beer, 
it is an agreeable and un- 

hurtful drink. 



Pour se Coucher. 



faites-moi voir ma chambre. 

voulez-vous me conduire a 

ma chambre? 
j'aimerais^assez une chambre 

au premier, 
donnez-moi une chambre 

bien retiree, bien tran- 

quille. 
votre chambre est toute prete. 
eh bien, menez-y-moi, je 

vous suis 
personne ne loge au dessus de 

vous. 
fermez les vole?5. 



Goinpr to Bed. 



let me see the room I am 

to sleep in, 
will you show me to my 

bed-room? 
I should like a room on 

the first floor, 
give me a retired, and 

quiet apartment. 

your room is quite ready, 
well, show me the way, I 

follow you 
nobody lodges above you. 

shut the window shutters. 



COLLOUUIAL PHRASES. 



77 



apportez mon bagage dans 

ma chambre. 
ou avez-vous mis nos^effefs? 

les lUs sont-ils bien sees? 

ces draps semblent^/iumides. 

j'en veux d'autres. 

bassinez mon lif. 

il fait tres-froicf. 

il me faudra une autre cou- 

verture. 
celle-ci est tvop legere. 
donnez-moi un^autre oreil- 

ler. 
mettez de I'eau dans mon 

bassin. 
voulez-vous^nne veilleuse. 

non, cela m'empecherait de 

dormir. 
emportez la chandelle. 
laissez la chandelle. 
jel'eteindrai moi-raeme. 
' avant de partir tirez les 

rideaux. 
y a-t-il une sonnette dans 

cette chambre? 
a. quelle heure voulez-vuus 

vous lever demain matin? 
a quelle heure voulez-vous 

que je vous appelle? 
a six^Aeures precises, 
il faut que je parte de bonne 

Aeure. 
je ne manqucrai pas de venir 

vous^eveiller. 
vous pouvez comj^ter sur moi 
je desire avoir mon comj^te. 
g2 



bring up my baggage in 

my room, 
where have you put our 

things? 
are the beds well aired? 
these sheets feel damp. 
I must have others, 
warm my bed, 
it is very cold, 
I shall want another 

blanket, 
this is too light, 
bring me another pillow. 



in 



my 



put some water 
basin. 

will you have a night- 
lamp? 

nOy that would prevent my 
sleeping. 

take away the candle. 

leave the candle, 

I will put it out myself, 

before you go draw the 
curtains. 

is there a bell in this 
room? 

at what time do you wish 
to get up to-morrow? 

when am 1 to call you? 

exactly at six. 

I must set off early. 

Twill not fail to come and 

aiDake you, 
you may rely upon me, 
I wish to have my bill. 



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I'a-t-on fait? 

dites^a votre maitre de m' en- 
voy er son eom/yte. 
je le paieiai ce soir. 

combien vous dois-je? 

a combien se monte ma 

depense? 
j'ai aj^porte votre memoire. 
il se monte ;i d\x gourdes. 
c'est fort cher. 
voici votre argent. 
tout cela est juste, 
ce memoire est raisonnable. 
je dois maintenant dorrair. 
ja porte ferme-t-elle bien? 
oil est la cle/? 
y a-t-il un verrou? 
Monsieur, je vous souhaite 

une bonne nuit. 
ce ]it est bien dur. 
je ne crois pas pouvoir dor- 

mir. 
il n'y a qu'un matelas. 
essayons de dormir. 



is it ready? 

tell your master to send 
me his hill, 

I will settle ivith him to- 
night, 

what have I to pay! 

what is my expense' 

I brought your hill, 
it amounts to ten dollars, 
it is very high, 
here is your money, 
it is all right, 
this bill is reasonable, 
I must now sleep, 
does tfie door shut loell? 
where is the key? 
\is there a bolt? 
sir, I wish you a good 
I nighfs rest, 
[this bed is very hard. 
' / think I shall not be able 

to sleep, 
there is only one mattrass, 
let us try to sleep. 



Informations relatives a un 
Voyage. 



je desire aller a.... 

le chemin est-il bon? 

il n'est pas tres-mauvais. 

il est^affreux^en^/iiver. 

il est^assez beau dans cette 

saison. 
la, route est-elle sablonneuse? 
la route est large. 



Inquiries relative to a 
Journey, 

I want to go to..., 

is the road good? 

it is not very bad, 

it is shocking in winter, 

it is pretty good in this 

season, 
is the road sandy? 
the road is broad. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



79 



je vais^aller retcnir ma place 

au bureau, 
je pre fere aller par la malle. 
je ii'aime pas les bateaux^a 

vapeur. 
combien_est-ce pour ma 

place? 
trois gourdes ef six cents* 
combien y a-t-il de milles 

d'ici cri3....? 
je nc croyais pas que ce fiit 

si loin, 
quanc? part-on? 
demain matin a six^/ieures. 
ct a quelle /teurc arriv^erons- 

nous^a B....? 
a huit^/ieures du soir. 
oil dejeane-t-on? 
ou dinerons-nous? 
oil prendrons-nous le t/ie? 
tons les voyageurs sont^ici. 

partons^alors. 

cocher, qu'est-ce qui vous^ 

empeche de partir? 
nous voila enfin partis, 
fermez la portiere. 
ou sommes-nous? 
comment s'appelle ce village? 

s'arrete-t-on ici? 

oui, Mo7isieur, pour changer 
de chevaux. 

aurons-nous le tems de pren- 
dre quelque chose? 

ii quel Aotel descenc/ la dili- 
gence? 

a r^otel des_Eta/s-Unis. 



/ am going' to take my 
seat at the coach office, 
I prefer going by the mail, 
I do not like steamboats, 

how much is it for my 

seatl 
three dollars and six cents, 
how many miles arc there 

from here to B..,? 
I did not think it was so 

far. 
ivhen shall we start? 
to-morrow at six o^ clock, 
and at what o'clock shall 

we reach B.,.,? 
at eight in the evening, 
where are we to breakfast? 
where shall ice dine? 
where shall we drink tea? 
all the passengers are 

here, 
let us start then, 
driver, what keeps you, 

from starting? 
at last, we have started, 
shut the door, 
where are we? 
what is the name of this 

village? 
does the coach stop here? 
yes, sir, to change horses. 

shall we have time to take 

any thing? 
what hotel does the coach 

put up at? 
at the United States hotel. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



y est-on bien? 
parfaitement bien. 
nous voila enfin rendus. 
Monsieur, avez-vous des^ef- 

fets a porter? 
oui, prenez cette malle. 
oui,prenez ce porte-manteau. 

je desire avoir une chambre 

a un li^ 
a quelle heure soupe-t-on? 
a huit^/ieures e^ demie. 
je me coucherai de bonne 

/teure. 
je suis tres-fatigue. 
la route etait si mauvaise. 
pourquoi n' avez-vous pas pris 

le bateau a vapeur? 
on y A'oyage plus commode- 

ment. 
je crois qu'une autre fois je 

le prendrai. 



is one comfortable there? 

quite so, 

we are at last arrived* 

sir, have you any bag- 
gage to carry? 

yes, take this trunk. 

yes J take this portman- 
teau. 

I want a room with a 
single bed. 

at what 0^ clock do we sup? 

at half-past eight. 

I shall go to bed early. 

I am very tired. 

the road, was so bad. 

why did you not choose 

the steamboat? 
one travels by it much 

more comfortably. 
I think another time I 

shall take it. 



Depar^ 



il faut que je m'en^aille. 

il faut que je vous quitte. 

il faut nous quitter. 

il faut nous separer. 

il faut que je prenne conge 

de vous. 
je vais prendre conge dc 

vous. 
jusqu'a TAonneur de vous 

revoir. 
au plaisir. 
tout^ a vous. 



Parting. 



I must go away. 

I must leave you. 

we must part. 

we must separate. 

I must take my leave of 

you. 
I am going to take my 

leave of you. 
till I have the honour of 

seeing you again, 
good bye. 
1 am yours entirely. 



COLLOQUIAL FIIRASES. 



81 



adieu. 

jusqu'au re voir. 

sans^adieu. 

je ne voiis dis pas^adieu. 

votre serviteur. 

votre servante. 

votre tres-/iumble. 

je suis \e votre. 

je suis bien votre serviteur. 

je vous souhaifce le bonjour. 

je vous souhaite le bonsoir. 

je vous souhaite une bonne 

nuit. 
saluez Mo?isieur votre Irere 

de ma part, 
faites mes^amities a made- 
moiselle votre sceur. 
presentez mes respec/5 a 

maJame votre mere, 
presentez mes devoirs a 

raadame votre tante. 
ne m'oubliez pas^aupres de 

madame votre epouse. 
I faites mes complimens chez 

vous. 
je n'y manquerai pas. 



Pour demander son Chemin. 



farewell^ or adieu* 
till we Vi^eet again 
to our next meeting, 
to our next meeting, 
your servant {s^eiitleman.) 
your servant (lady,) 
your humble servant, 
I am yours, 
I am your servant, 
I wish you good morning, 
I loish you good evening, 
I wish you good night, 

my compliments to your 

brother, 
give my regard to your 

sister, 
present my respects to 

your mother, 
present my duty to your 

aunt, 
give my kind regard to 

your lady, 
remember me to all at 

home, 
I will not fail. 



est-ce la le chemin de....? 

est-ee la le chemin pour aller 
a....? 

est-ce ici le chemin qui con- 
duit^a....? 

ce chemin-ci conduit-il a....? 

vous^etes dans le vrai che- 
min. 



Inquiring One's Way. 



is this the way to,,,,? 
is this the way to go 

to,.,,? 
is this the way that leads 

to„„^ 
does this way lead to,,,*? 
you are in the right 

way. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



vous^etes dans le droit che- 

mil), 
combien^y a-t-il d'ici a....? 

y a-t-il loin d'ici a....? 

y a-t-il bien loin d'ici a....? 

non, il n'y a pas loin, 
c'est tout pres d'ici. 
il n'y a que deux pas. 

il n'y a qu'une petite lieu. 

une lieue fran^aise. 

un mille anglais. 

trois milles font^une lieue. 

il y a, a pen pres, un mille. 

il y a un bon mille d'ici 
a.... 

il y a un granc? mille. 

par oil faut-il aller? 

par oil faut-il que j'aille. 

de quel cote faut-il que j'aille? 

allez tout droi^ 

allez^a droite. 

allez _ a gauche. 

vous tournerez^a droite au 
premier coin, puis^a gau- 
che et ensuite vous^irez 
tou^d^oi^ 



you are in the right tbr^* 

how far is it from here 

to.,..? 

is it far from here to.,..? 
is it very far from here 

to....l 
noj it is not far, 
it is hard by. 
it is only two steps from 

here. 

it is only a short league, 
one French league, 
one English mile, 
three miles are one league, 
it is about one mile, 
it is full a mile from here 

to.... 
it is full a mile, 
which way am I to go? 
which way must 1 go? 
which way must I go? 
go strait on. 
go to the right, 
go to the left, 
you will turn to the right 

at the first corner^ then 

to the left, and then 

keep straight on. 



Pour demander la demeure 
de quelqu'un. 



voulez-vous^avoir la bonte 

de me dire....? 
voulez-vous me dire s'il vous 

plait....? 



To Inquire for the Resi- 
dence of a Person, 

will you have the good- 
ness to tell me....? 

will you tell me if you 
please....? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



83 



ou demeure Mowsieur B. . . 
Monsieur B... demeure-t-il 

ici? 
connaissez-vous Monsieur B.? 
non, Monsieur, 
non, Monsieur, je ne le con- 

nais pas. 
je ne connais personne de ce 

nom-la ici. 
oui, Monsieur, je le connais. 
je le connais tres-bien. 
j'ai r/ionneur d'etre connu 

de lui. 
voudriez-vous bien me don- 
ner son^adresse? 
I dans quelle rue demeure-t-il? 
il demeure dans la huitieme 
rue. 
|i est-ce loin d'ici? 
I ce n'est qu'a deux pas d'ici. 
,pouvez-vous m'enseigner sa 

maison? 
^ je vais moi-meme de ce cote- 
I la. 

I je vous montrerai sa maison. 
j il y a bien loin d'ici. 
cela etant, je vais prendre un 

fiacre. 
a/)pelez^un fiacre, 
cocher, menez-moi dans la 
cinquieme rue, numero 
quatre. 
arretez-vousji cette maison. 
a maindroiteen monlant. 
a main gauche en descen- 
dant. 
a cette maison de brique. 
a cette maison de marbre. 



where does Mr, J5... live? 
does Mr. J3... live here? 

do you know Mr. B...1 

no, sir. 

no, sir J I do not^ 

I do not know any body 
of that name here. 

yes, sir, I know him. 

I know him very well. 

1 have the honour to he 
known to him. 

mil you favour me with 
his address. 

in what street does he live? 

he lives in eighth street. 

is it far from here? 

it is but two steps off. 

can you direct me to his 
house? 

I am going that way my- 
self. 

I will shotv you his house. 

it is very far from here. 

in that case I will take a 
hackney-coach. 

call for a coach. 

coachman, drive me in 
fifth street, number four. 

stop at this house, 
onthe right side going up. 
on the left side going 

down, 
at that brick house, 
at that marble house. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Rencontre d'un Ami. 

quoi! est-ce vous? 

est-ce bien vous? 

c'est moi-meme. 

c'est moi en personne. 

vous me surprenez tout-a- 
fait 

je ne m'attendais pas^k vous 
rencontrer ici. 

je suisbien^aise de vous ren- 
contrer. 

je suis ravi de vous voir. 

depuis quand_etes-vous de 
re tour? 

je vous croyais^a Boston. 

je suis venu hier au soir. 
comraent^etes-vous venu. 
je suis venu par la voiture 

publique. 
je suis venu par la malle. 
vous venez^un jyeu subite- 

ment. 
je coniptais rester tout I'ete a 

Philadelphie. 

qu' est-ce qui vous^a fait 

revenir sito/? 
quelques^atfaires demandeut 

ma presence ici. 
comment^>vez-vous trouve 

votre voyage? 
je I'ai trouve fort_ag;rcable. 
j'ai eu un vovage ibrt^agrea- 

ble. 
quand^aurai-je le plaisir de 

vous voir chez ^noi? 



Meeting of a Friend. 



what! is it you? 
is it really you? 
no other, 
it is I in person, 
you quite surprise me. 

I did not expect to meet 

you here, 
lam very glad to meet 

you. 
lam very happy to seeyou. 
when did you return? 

I thought you were in 

Boston, 
I came home last night. 
how did you come? 
I came by the stage. 

I came in the mail coach. 

you come rather unexpect- 
edly. 

I thought I would stay all 
the summer at Phila- 
delphia. 

what made you return so 
soon? 

some business called me 
here, 

Iww did you like your 
journey! | 

I liked it very well. \ 

I have had a very pleasant I 
journey. I 

when shall Ihave theplea^ • 
sure to see you at my I 

i house? I 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



85 



quandf voulez-vous venir 

diner avec nous? 
je ne saurais vons dire, 
j'irai un de ces jours, 
venez^aujourd'hui. 
je ne le puis pas. 
j'ai quelques^aflaires a. finir. 
j'aurai I'^onneur de vous voir 

demain dans la journee. 
nous serons bien^enchantes 

de vous voir. 



ivhen will you come and 

dine with us? 
I cannot tell you. 
I will go one day or other, 
come to-day, 
I cannot, 

I have some business to do, 
I shall wait upon you 

some time to-morrow, 
we shall be very happy to 

see you. 



Pour aller et Venir. 



ou allez-vous? 
je vais chez moi. 
j'allais chez vous. 
j'irai chez nous. 
je viens de chez lui. 
je venais de chez^elle. 

je dois^aller chez^eux. 

je serai chez moi. 

vous le trouverez chez lui. 

je viens de chez Mor^sieur 

votre pi^re. 
j'irai demain chez raon_ami. 

d'oM venez-vous? 

je vien^^ de cliez ]\Io?2sieur 

B.... 
je (leva.is_aller a Paris. 
j'irai peut-etre en France. 

je ra'en vais, il est terns. 
H 



Going and Coming, 



where are you going to? 
I am going home, 
I was going to your house, 
I shall go to our house, 
I come from his house, 
I was coming from her 

house, 
I am to go to their house, 
I shall be at home, 
you will find him at his 

house, 
I come from your father^ s, 

I shall go to-morrow to 

my friend, s, 
where do you come from? 
I come from Mr, B,,„^s, 

I was to go to Paris, 
I shall perhaps go to 

France. 
I am going away^ it is 

time. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



je vais^ii la promenade. 

j'allais^a I'eglise. 
voulez-vous vemv avec moi? 
oil voulez-vous ^aller? 
oil irons-nous? 
nous^irons nous promener. 

allons chez Monsieur G.... 
passons chez Madame F.,.. 
allons plutot^au musee. 

allons par ici. 
donnez-moi le bras, 
traversons^ici la rue, 
de touf mon cceur. 
par ou irons-nous? 
par oil vous voudrez. 
je sors de I'ecole. 
allons faire un tour, 
je le veux bien. 
prenons votre frere en pas- 
sant. 
Monsieur B.... e^t-il a la 

maison? 
Madame C... est-elle chez 

elle? 
elle vient de sortir. 
il est sorti. 

il n'est pas^a la maison. 
pouvez-vous nous dire oh il 

est^alle. 
je ne saurais vous dire exacte- 

ment. 
je crois cpi'il est^alle voir sa 

sceur. 
savez-vous quand^il revieu- 

dra? 



/ am going to take a 

walk, 
I was going to church, 
will you come with me? 
where do you wish to go to? 
where shall we go to? 
we shall go and take a 

walk, 
let us go to Mr, G,,,,^s, 
let us call on Mrs, F.,„'s, 
let us rather go to the 

museum, 
let us go this way, 
give me your arm, 
let us cross the street here, 
with all my heart, 
which way shall we go? 
which way you please, 
I just left the school, 
let us go and take a walk, 
I have no objections, 
let us take your brother 

on our way, 
is Mr, B,.., at home? 

is Mrs, C.„, at home? 

she is just gone out, 
he is gone out, 
he is not at home, 
can you tell us where lie 

is gone to? 
I cannot tell you exactly. 

I think he is gone to see 

his sister, 
do you know when he will 

return? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASE:^. 



87 



non, MoTisieur; il n'a rien dit 

^en sortant, 
dites-lui que je suis vcnu 

pour le voir, 
je rcviendrai demain. 

quanc? faut-il que je revienne 

pour le trouver? 
revenez^a quatre heures, 
revintes-vous tare?? 
ils sont revenus de.... 
dans combien de tems serez- 

vous de retour? 
je reviendrai a dix^^eures 

au plus tdivd} 
r6viendrez-vous? 
que vous^en reviendra-t-il? 
mais, pour revenir a ccla. 
il ne vous^en reviendra rien. 
quand^etes-vous revenu de la 

campagne? 
revenez^au plus vite. 
revenez promptement. 
a combien cela revient-il? 
je vous verrai a mon retour. 

qimnd je fus revenu a la 

maison. 
il faut que je m'en retourne 

au logis. 
j'irai demain a New-York. 

je ne manquerai pas d'y aller. 
j'irai avec vous. 
vous^allez trop vite. 
j'irai au premier jour. 

cela ne va pas mal. 



wo, sir; he said nothing 
when he went out, 

tell him I came to see 
him, 

I will come again to- 
morrow, 

when must I call again to 
find him in? 

call again at four o^ clock, 

did you return late? 

they have returned from,,, 

how long will it he before 
you come hack? 

I shall come hack at ten 
0^ clocks at latest, 

will you come back again? 

what will you gain by it? 

but to return to that. 

you will get nothing by it, 

when did you return from 
the country? [can. 

come back as fast as you 

come back quickly* [to? 

how much does that come 

I shall see you on my re- 
turn. 

when I had returned home, 

I must return home, 

I shall go to New- York 
to-morrow, 

I will not fail to go there, 

I ivill go along with you, 

you go too fast, 

I will go the first oppor- 
tunity, 

so far so good* 



88 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



jusqu'ou irons-nous? 

allez devant. 

j'irai de tems^en terns. 

croyez-vous qu'il y aille? 

je me propose d'y aller. 
j'y vais deux fois par semaine. 
ira-t-il avec vous? 
je crois qu'il est^alle cliez lui. 

tout va bien. 

je m'en vais. 

j'y ai ete deux fois. 

elle est^alle a la campagne. 

allez-vous^a Baltimore? 

il est bientof terns de partir. 

il y a une /teure qu'il est 

parti, 
montez^un peu plus haut. 
descendez^un peu plus bas. 
montez vite ici. 
venez^aussi matin que vous 

voudrez. 
ne manquez pas d'y aller. 
j'irai vous voir demain pour 

siir. 



how far shall we go? 

go before. 

I will go there from time 

to time, 
do you believe that he 

will go there? 
I intend going there, 
I go there twice a week, 
ivill he go with you? 
I believe he has gone 

home, 
all goes well, 
I am going away, 
I went there twice, [try, 
she is gone into the coun- 
do you go to Baltimore? 
it will soon be time to 

set out, 
he has been gone this 

hour, 
go a little higher up, 
go a little lower down, 
come up here quickly, 
come as early as you 

please, 
do not fail to go there, 
I shall go and see you to- 
morrow for certain. 



Promenade. 



voulez-vous^aller faire un 
tour de promenade? 

de tout mon coeur. 

je vous prierai de me per- 
mettre d' aller prendre mon 
chapeau. 



Walk, 

will you go and take a 

little walk? 
with all my heart. 
I loill ask your leave 

to go and fetch my 

hat. 



COLLOQUIAL rUKASEG. 



89 



je serai a vous dans^une 

minute, 
maintenanf je siiis pret^a 

vous suivre. 
! je suis^a vos^ordres. 

nous partirons quanc^ vous 
j voudrez. 

de quel cote irons-nous? 

allons dans les champs. 

je n'aime pas^a me promener 

sur la grant^' route, 
il y a toujour6' beaucouj9 de 

poussiere. 
la pluie a un peu abaitu la 

poussiere. 
traversons cette prairie, 
c'est une promenade agrea- 

ble. 
sous ce gro5 chene nous 

serons^a Fabri du soleil. 

voulez-vous que nous traver- 
• sions ce cham^?? 

peut-on passer a travers ce 
champ? 

allons par ce sentier. 

c'est le plus cour^ pour re- 
tourner a la maison. 

il n'est pas tare/. 

promenons-nous^un peu plus. 

j'ai en vie de rentrer de bon- 
ne haure. 

nous ne sommes pas loin de 
la maison. 

nous^y serons duns moins 
d'une demi Aeure. 



/ will be with you in a 

minute, 
now, I am ready to follow 

you. 
I am at your command, 
we will go token you 

please, 
which way shall we go! 
let us go across the fields, 
I do not like walking on 

the highway, 
there is always much 

dust, 
the rain has laid the dust 

a little, 
let us cross this meadow, 
it is a very pleasant 

icalk, 
under this large oak toe 

shall be sheltered from 

the sun. 
shall we cross this field? 

is there a thorough-fare 

across this field? 
let us take this path, 
it is the nearest loay to 

go home, 
it is not late, 
let us walk a little longer. 
I want to be home in good 

time, 
we are not far from the 

house, 
we shall be there in less 

than half an hour. 



90 bolmar's collection of 

Promenade dans un Jardin. Walk in a garden* 



voulez-vous faire un tour de 

jardin? 
tres-volontiers. 
j'aime beaucoup les jardins. 

les^arbres^ontfini de fleurir. 
les pruniers promeUcn/ beau- 

coup cette annee. 
quelle quantite de pommes il 

y aura! 
oui, si on^en pent juger par 

les fleurs. 
il y aura tres-peu d'abricof^ 

cette annee. 
ces peches^ont bonne mine, 
vous^aurez beaucoup de 

brugnons. 
les cerises et les fraises sont 

maintenant^en pleine sai- 

son. 
elles seront bientof passees. 
ce raisin est tout-a-fait mur. 

ces poires sont bien belles, 
tons les fruits sont bien 

precoces cette saison. 
les^espaliens surtou^. 
comment sont les^arbres dans 

votre verger? 
ils sont charges de fruits, 
passons main tenant dans le 

parterre, 
vous n'avez pas^encore vu 

mes fleurs. 
venez voir mes fleurs, elles 

sont superbes. 



would you like to take a 
walk in the gardenl 

with great pleasure. 

I am very fond of gar- 
dens. [^^5"' 

the trees have done blow- 
there is a fine appearance 
of plums this year. 

what a quantity of apples 
there will be! 

yes, if one judges from 
the flowers. 

there will he very few 
apricots this year. 

these peaches look well. 

you will have plenty of 
nectarines. 

cherries and strawberries 
are now in their prime. 

they will soon be over. • 
these grapes are quite 

ripe, 
these pears are very fine, 
all the fruits are very 

early this season, 
the espaliers especially, 
how are the trees in your 

orchard? 
they are loaded with fruits, 
let us go now into the 

flower garden, 
you have not yet seen my 

flowers, 
come and see my flowers^ 

they are beautiful. 



COLLOQUIAL PllRAS 



91 



le jardin commence a pre- 
senter un joli coup d'oeil. 

les tieurs viennent^en^abon- 
dance. 

il y a quelque terns que les 
tulipes soiit^en fleur. 

les narcisses lieuriront bien- 

m, 

quelle superbe planche vous 

^en^avez! 
les jacint/ics sont presque 

passe es. 
comment nommez-vous cette 

ileur? 
quelle belle ravenelle double! 

Yoici ime superbe giroflee 

double, 
aimez-vous les^oeillets? 
oui, mais je n'en^rame pas 

I'odeur. 
en voici d'assez beaux. 

j'aime I'odeur de la violette. 
celle de la rose me plait^assez. 

vous n'avez pas vu mes 
renoncules. 

elles sont d'une beaute eton- 
nante. 

vous avez^une superbe col- 
lection de fleurs. 

vous tenez votre jardin bien 
propre. 

votre jardin est parfait^^ment 
bien tcnu. 

voyons^un pej voire jardin 
potager. 



the garden begins to look 

2jleasa7it 
the flowers come up 

apace, 
the tulips have been in 

blossom some time, 
the narcisses will soon 

come out. 
what a fine bed you have 

of them! 
the hyacinths are nearly 

over, 
how do you call this 

flower! 
what a beautiful double 

wallflower, 
here is a fine double stock 

of gilli flower, 
are you fond of carnations? 
yes, but I do not like the 

smell, 
here are some pretty fine 

ones, [let. 

I like the odour of the vio- 
that of the rose pleases 

me pretty well, 
you have not seen my 

ranonculusses, 
they are astonishingly 

beautiful, 
you have a very fine col- 
lection of flowers, 
you keep your garden 

very neat, 
your garden is perfectly 

well kept, 
let us see your kitchen 

garden. 



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EOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



comme tout poiisse! 

la derniere pluie a fait beau- 

coujo de bien. 
noiis^en^avions bien besoin. 
quelle quantite de choua:? 

quels beaux choux fleurs! 
void un beau plan^ d'as- 

perges. 
je les^airae extreniement. 
j'aime presqu'autant les^ar- 

tichaux. 
ces peti/5 pois sont deja en 

fleur. 
j'en^ai en cosse dans^un^ 

autre endroif. 
avez-vous plante de*' hari- 
cots? 
vous^en^aurcz de bonne 

/leure. 
qu'est-ce que cclar 
ce sont des panais. 
qu'avez-vous lii? 
ce sont des carot/es et des 

raves, 
qu'est-ce que vous^avez la. 
ce sont des topinambours. 

jc n'en^avais jamais vu au- 

paravant. 
sont-ce la des^ognons? 
non, ce sont des poireaux. 
ils ressemble/z^ beaucoup^ 

aux^ognons. 
je vois que vous^avez toutes 

sortes de salades. 
voici de la laitue et des 

chicons. 



how every thing grows! 

the last rain has done a 
great deal of good. 

there was great need of it, 

what a quantity of cab- 
bages! 

what fine cauliflowers, 

here is a fine bed of aspa- 
ragus. 

I am very fond of them. 

I like ariichokes nearly as 
well, 

these peas are in blossom 
already, 

I have some in pods in 
another place. 

have you planted any 
kidney beans. 

you will have some very 
early. 

what is that? 

they are parsnips. 

what have you there? 

they are carrots and 
turnips. 

what have you there? 

they are Jerusalem arti- 
chokes. 

I had never seen any be- 
fore. 

are these onions? 

no, they are leeks* 

they are very much like 
onions. 

I see you have all sorts 
of salad. 

here is cabbage, lettuce, 
and cross lettuce. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



93 



ceci est de la chicoree. 
je ne Yois poin^ de celeri. 
il est dans^un^autre endroi^ 

du jardin. 
votre jardin me parait^assez 

bien rempli. 
vous^avez de tout^en^abon- 

dance. 
il vaut mieux^avoir trop, 

que trop peu quand^on le 

peut. 



fliis is endive. 

I do not see any celery. 

it is in another part of the 

garden 
I think your garden is 

pretty well stocked, 
you have plenty of every 

thing, 
itis belter to have too much 

than too little, when 

one can afford it. 



Le Soir. 



il commence a se faire tare?. 
il est biento? terns d'aller se 

couclicr. 
Monsieur A.... n'est pas^en- 

core rentre. 
il rentre ordinairement de 

bonne henre, 
j'entenrfs frapper. 
c'est probablement lui qui 

frappe. 
allez-roir. 

Justement, c'est lui. 
j'espere que je ne vous^ai 

pas fait^attendre. 
pas du tout. 

il n'est que dix^/teures. 
nous ne nous couchons ja- 

mais^avant dix^/ieures et 

demie. 
comment^avcz-vous trouve 

votre promenade ce soir? 
tres-agreable. 
il fait une soiree charmante. 



Evening. 



it begins to grow late, 
it is almost time to go to 

bed. 
Mr, A,.., is not come 

home yet. 
he generally keeps good 

hours. 
I hear a knock, 
very likely it is he that 

knocks, 
go and see. 
just so, it is he. 
I hope I have not made 

you wait, 
not in the least, 
it is but ten o^ clock, 
toe never go to bed before 

half past ten, 

how did you find your 

walk this evening! 
very pleasant, 
it is a charming evening. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



n'etes-vous point fatigue? 

pas beaucoup. 

lie voulez-vous pas vous re- 

poser un^instan^ 
je vous suis^oblige. 
je m'en vais me coucher. 
il n'est pas tare/. 
il est ^encore de bonne /leure. 
il est r/ieure de se coucher. 
je n'aime pas^a me coucher 

tare?, 
j'aime a me coucher de bonne 

Aeure. 
je vous sou/iaite une bonne 

nuif. 
je vous sou^aite un bon 

repo5. 



are you not tired! 

not much, 

won't you rest yourself a 

little, 
no, I thank you, 
I am going to bed. 
it is not late, 
it is yet early, 
it is time to go to bed, 
I do not like to go to bed 

late, 
I like to go to bed in 

good time, 
I wish you a good night, 

I wish you a good nighCs 
rest. 



Pour ecrire une Lettre. 



ayez la bonte de me preter 

votre can if. 
pourquoi faire? 

je veux tailler une plume 

pour ecrire une lettre. 
pourquoi ne vous servez-vous 

pas de votre canif ? 
il ne coupe pas. 
il est^emousse. 
il a besoin d'etre repasse. 
avez-vous du papier a lettre? 
j'en^ai une main toute 

entiere. 
en ^avez-vous besoin? 
pretez-m'en une feuille, s'il 

vous plaU. 



To write a Letter. 



have the goodness to lend 

me your penknife, 
what do you want to do 

with it? 
I want to make a pen to 

write a letter, 
why don't you use your 

oion penknife? 
it does not cut, 
it is blunt, 

it wants to be sharpened, 
have you got letter paper? 
I have a whole quire, 

do you want any? 
lend me a sheets if you 
please. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



95 



j'ai une lettre a ecrire ce soir. 

est-elle pour la poste? 

oui. II fauf qu'elle parte 

auj our d' Alii, 
vous n'avez pas de terns _a 

perdre, car il est deja bien 

idivd. 
je ne serai pas lono;*tems^a 

I'ecrire. 
a quel jour du mois sommes- 

nous? 
quel jour du mois avons-nous? 

quel est le quantieme du 
mois? 

c'est^aujourd'/tui le premier, 
or le second, or le trois, or 
le quatre, or le cinq, 6lc. 

maintenant je n'ai plus que 
I'adresse a mettre. 

la lettre n'est pas caehetee, 

je n'ai poin/ de cire. 

voila un pain a cacheter. 

Jean, portez cette lettre a la 
})oste. 

affranchissez-la. 

la malle etait sur le poin/ de 
parti r. 

ma lettre partira-t-elle? 

oui, je suis^arrive assez a 
terns. 

votre lettre sera demain ma- 
tin a Baltimore. 



/ have a letter to write 

this evening, 
is it for the mail? 
yes. It must go to day. 

you have no time to spare, 
for it is very late al- 
ready. 

I shall not be long. 

what day of the month is 
this? 

what day of the month 
have we? 

what is the day of the 
month? 

to day is the first of the 
month, or the second, or 
the third, or the fourth, 
or the fifth, S;c. 

now, I have only the di- 
rection to write. 

the letter is not sealed. 

I have no sealing wax. 

here is a wafer. 

John, take this letter to 
the post office. 

pay the postage of it. 

the mail was ready to 
start. 

will my letter go? 

yes, I arrived in good 
time. 

your letter will he to-mor- 
row morning at Balti- 
more. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Ouvrage a 1' aiguille. 



j'ai besoin d'ur.e aiguille. 

qu'avez-vous^a coudre? 

je vais raccommoder ma robe, 

cette aiguille es^ trop grosse. 

en void une autre. 

celle-ci est trop line. 

donnez-moi du fil. 

je n'ai que de la soie. 

il me reste un peu de coton. 

je eroyais^avoir de la laine. 

quelle couleur vous la faut-il? 
il me la faut rouge, 
pourquoi est-cc faire? 
pour coudre mon collet, 
est-ce la la couleur qu'il vous 

fau/? 
cette couleur est tro;; foncee 
elle n'ira pas. 
elle est trop claire. 
elle ira tres-bien. 
avez-vous iini votre tablier? 

pas tout^a fai/. 
j'ai eu autre chose a faire. 
qu'avez-vou5_eu a liiire? 
j'ai ourle mon moucboir. 

ensuite j'ai eu mes gan/s^a 

coudre. 
aprescelaj'aifait^une reprise 

a mon tab Her de mou.9- 

seline. 
en verite vous^avez^ete 

bien^occupee. 



Needle-work. 



I want a needle? 
what have you to sew? 
I am going to mend my 

gown, 
this needle is too large, 
here is another, 
this is too small, 
give me some thread. 
I have nothing but silk. 
I have a little cotton left. 
I thought I had some 

worsted, 
what colour do you want it? 
I want it red, 
what is it for? 
tostitchmy collar, 
is this the colour you 

want? 
this colour is too deep, 
it will not match, 
it is too light, 
it will match well, 
have you finished your 

apron? 
not quite. \to do. 

I have had something else 
what have you had to do? 
I have hemmed my hand- 
kerchief, 
then I had ray gloves to 

seii). 
after that I darned my 

muslin apron. 

indeed you have been very 
busy. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 97 

Une Visite. A Visit, 



on frappe. 
allez voir qui c'est. 
allez^ouvrir la porte. 
c'est Monsieur B.... 

e vous sou^aite le bonjour. 

e suis bien^aise de vous voir. 

e suis charme de vous voir. 

il y a un siecle que je ne 

vous^ai vu. 
vous devenez rare comme les 

beaux jours, 
asseyez-vous, je vous prie. 
faites-moi ]e plaisir de vous^ 

asseoir. 
donnez^uiie chaise a Mon- 
sieur, 
voulez-vous rester a diner 

avec nous? 
je ne puis pas rester. 
je ne suis^entre que pour 

savoir co?7zmcn^ vous vous 

portiez. 
il faut que je m'en^aille. 
vous^etes iDien presse. 
pourquoi etes vous si presse. 



j'ai bien^a faire. 

vous pouvezbien ^encore res- 
ter un moment. 

j'ai a aller en diflerens^en- 
droi^5. 

je resterai plus Ion ^-tems^une 
autre fois. 

je vous remercie de votre 
visite. 

I 



some body knocks, 
go and see who it is, 
go and open the door 
it is Mr, B„„ 
good morning to you. 
lam very glad to see you, 
I am very happy to see 

you, 
I have not seen you for a 

long time, 
you are quite a stranger, 

pray, be seated, 
do, pray, sit down, 

give a chair to this gen- 
tleman, 

will you stay and take 
some dinner with usl 

I cannot stay, 

I only came to know how 
you do, 

I must go, 

you are in a great hurry. 

why are you in such a 

hurry? [to do, 

I have great many things 
sure, you can stay a little 

longer, 
I have many places to call 

at, 
I will stay longer another 

time, 
I thank you for your 

visit. 



98 



bolmar's collection of 



Dessin. 



le dessin est mon^occupation 

favorite 
je Taimc avec passion. 

j'y pa^serais des journees^ 
entieres sans m'en lasser. 

il est certain que c'est^un 
talent bien^agreable. 

il est^aussi extremcment^ 
utile. 

surtou^ pour le voyageur. 

il y a des profession ^ou il 
est^indispensable. 

combien de terns ^avez-vous 

^appris. 
votre sceur dessine tres-bien. 
dans quel genre reussissez- 

vous le mieux? 
quel est votre genre favori? 

le paysage est ce que j'aime 

le plus, 
et moi ']e prefere la figure, 
en^effet, j'ai vu de vons des 

figures au pastel qui m'ont 

fai/ grand piaisir. 

avez-vous jamais _e.s\saye les 

tleurs? 
je vais vous fai re voir quel- 

ques-uns d^ ines^essais en 

ce genre. 
je n'entend^s pas^assez la 

maniere de les colorier. 



Drawinc 



drawing' is my favourite 
occupation, 

I am passionately fond 
of it. 

I could spend whole days 
at it without being tired. 

it is certainly a very plea- 
sing accomplishment. 

it is likewise very useful. 

particularly to the travel- 
ler. 

it is even indispensably 
necessary in several 
professions. 

how long have you been 
learning? [well? 

your sister draws very 

in what style do yov. best 
succeed? 

what is your favourite 
style? 

landscape is what I most 
admire. 

ns for me J prefer figures. 

in fact, I have seen fi- 
gures cf yours in 
crayons, which pleased 
me very much. 

have you ever attempted 
flowers? 

I will shoio you some of 
my attempts in that 
style. 

I do not know sufficiently 
how to colour them. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



99 



des fleurs si tuple men ^ des- 
sineesau crayo« ne produi- 
seiit pas^un grand ^effet. 

ceci est tres-beau. 

j'espere que vous ne negli- 
gerez pas^un talen/ si ex- 
traordinaire. 

vous^excellerez. 

voulez-vons bien me faire 
voir votre porte-feuille? 

voici des morceaux d'une 
grande beaute. 

avez-vous fait ce dessin sans 
le secours de votre maitre? 

il Fa nn pen retoiiche. 
avez-vous la belle collection 
des dessins de Raphael? 

non, mais j'en^ai de Rubens, 
du Titien, du Poussin, du 
Guide, de Jules Romain et 
de plusieurs^autres granc^s 
maitres. 

cette collection est precieuse. 

A une exposition publique 
de Tableaux. 

y a-t-il dans cette ville des 

cabinefs de tableaux? 
fait-on ici tous les^ans une 

exposition publique de 

tableaux? 
oui, Monsieur; et j'espere 

que vous^en serez content, 
dans quel tems fait-on cette 

exposition? 



.flowers, simply dratvn in 
crayovs, produce no 
considerable effect, 

this is beautifuL 

I hope you will not ne- 
glect so extraordinary 
a talent, 

you will excel, 

will you shore me your 
portfolio^ 

here are very beautiful 
pieces, 

did you do this dratving 
without the assistance 
of your master? 

he touched it up a little, 

have you the fine collec- 
tion of Raphael's draw- 
ings! 

nOj but I have some of 
Rubens, Titian, Pous- 
sin, Guido, Giulio Ro- 
mano, and several other 
great masters, [tion, 

this is a precious collec- 

At an Exhibition of 
Paintinsrs, 



is there any collection of 

paintings in this town? 
is there an annual public 

exhibition of paintings 

in this place! 
yes, sir; I hope you will 

be pleased with it, 
when will the exhibition 

take place? 



100 



bolmar's collection of 



elle a lieu a present. 

allons-y. 

j'ai la passion des tableaux. 

ce tableau est d'apres Ra- 
phael. 

celui-ci est d'apres Poussin. 

voici une copie du Titien. 

le Titien a excelle dans le 
coloris. 

et au5si dans le dessin. 

ce tableau est d'une belle 
ordo?mance. 

la composition en _est belle. 

voici un tableau d'/iistoire. 

ce tableau est d'un beau fciire. 

les passions sont bien tou- 
chees. 

comment trouvez-vous le de 
vant de ce tableau? 

ce tableau veut^etre vu dans 
son jour. 

il est dans^un mauvais jour. 

il n'est pas dans son poin^ de 
vue. 

ce tableau peche par le co- 
loris. 

ce peintre dessine mieux 
qu'il ne colorie. 

ces couleurs sont trop vives. 

il aurait fallu les^amortir. 

ce tableau est d'un beau ton 

de couleur. 
ce tableau de prix est d'une 

belle conservation. 



it is open now. 

let us go there, 

I have a passion for pic- 
tures. 

that painting is a copy 
from Raphael. 

this is from Poussin. 

this is a copy from Titian, 

Titian excelled in colour- 
ing. 

and in drawing likewise. 

there is a fine distribution 
in that picture, 

its composition is fine. 

this is an historical pic- 
ture, 

this is a well-executed 
painting, 

the passions are well 
marked, 

how do you like the fore- 
ground? 

that picture requires to be 
seen in its proper light. 

it is in a bad light, 

it is not in its proper 
situation, 

that picture is deficient in 
colouring. 

that painter draws better 
than he colours, 

those colours are too lively, 

they should have been sub- 
dued, 

there is a fine tone of co- 
lour in that picture 

this valuable picture is in 
fine preservation. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



101 



que les jours et les^ombres 
sont bien distribues! 

ee peintre enten^i bien les 
lumieres. 

c'est dans le style de Rim- 
branti. 

ce grand maitres'est fait^une 
maniere propie a produire 
de gTanr/s_effe/5. 

un pay sage fait ihud aux fi- 
gures de ce tableau. 

ceci est peint ;i la gouache, 
ce de^siu est d'apres nature. 

cet^artiste entencf parfaite- 
men^ I'efTe^ du clair-ob- 
scur. 

ces figures sont dans la demi- 
teinte. 

ce peintre reussitmieux dans 
le portrait que dans Vhis- 
toire. 

avez-vous vu cette exquisse 
au crayon? 

non, j'examinais ce dessin a 
Tencre de la Chine. 

j'aime mieux la peinture a 
Vhmle. 

il y a deux tres-belles ma- 
rines pres de cette fenetre. 

les reflef5 de I'eau sont^ad- 
mirables. 

voyez ces ciels, quelle intel- 
ligence dans la distribu- 
tion des jours. 
t ''^ 



how ivell the lights and 
shades are distributed! 

that painter understands 
well the disposition of 
the lights, 

it is in the style of Rem- 
hrandt, 

that great master formed 
a, style adapted to great 
effects, 

a landscape forms the 
back ground to the fi- 
gures of that picture. 

this is in water colours, 

that drawing is from na- 
ture, 

that artist understands 
very luell the effect of 
light and shade, 

those figures are in the 
middle- tint, 

that painter succeeds bet- 
ter in portrait than in 
historical painting, 

have you seen that pencil 
sketch? 

no, I was considering this 
drawing in Indian ink. 

Hike oil painting better, 

there are two very beauti- 
ful sea pieces near the 
window, 

the reflections in the ivater 
are admirable. 

see those skies ^ how skil- 
ful the lights are man- 
acred. 



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je suis charme de tout ce que 

j'ai vu. 
je crois que nous^avons tout 

vu. 
allons-nous-en. 
. nous reviendrons demain. 



/ am delighted with all I 
have seen, 

I think ice have seen every 
thing. 

let lis go away. 

we will come again to- 
morrow. 



Expressions de Surprise. 

quoi! 
vraimenti 
en verite! 
se peut-il! 
est-il possible, 
se pourrait-il. 
est-il bien possible, 
comment cela se peut-il. 
comment cela se peut-il faire. 
cela est^impossible. 
il n'est pas possible, 
cela ne se peut pas. 
je ne comprenr/s pas com- 
ment.... 
j'en suis surpris. 
j'en suis bicn^etonne. 
cela me surpren^/. 
vous me surprenez. 
vous m'etonnez. 
voila qui me surprend 
cela m'etonne beaucoup. 
je m'en^etonne. 
ceci est bien^etonnant. 
cela est^inconcevable. 
c'est une chose inconceva- 
. bk. 
cela est inoui. 



Expressions of Surprise. 

what! 

truly! 

indeed! 

is it possible! 

is it possible. 

could it be possible. 

is it really possible. 

how can that be, 

how is that possible. 

that is impossible. 

it is not possible. 

that cannot be. 

I cannot think how,... 

I am surprised at it, 

lam quite astonished at it, 

that surprises me, 

you surprise me, 

you astonish me, 

this is what surprises me, 

that quite astonishes me. 

I wonder at it. 

this is quite astonishing. 

it is inconceivable. 

it is a thing not to be 

conceived, 
that is unheard of. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



103 



c'est une chose iaouie. 
cela est bien^etraiige. 
voici une chose etrange. 

voilauneaiFairebien^etrange,j//ia^ is a strange sort of 
en verite. | a business, indeed. 



it is a tiling unheard of. 
that is very strange, 
this is something strange. 



Expressions de Probabilite. 



cela est probable. 

cela est probable. 

cela est vraisembiable. 

cela est^assez vraisembiable. 

ccla n'est pas^improbable. 

cela n'est point du tout^im- 

probable. 
cela est tres-probable. 
cela est plus que j)robable. 
il n'y a ricn d'impossible. 

ccla n'est pas ^impossible, 
je n'y vois rien d'impossible. 

cela se pent, 
cela pourrait bien^etre. 
je n'en suis pas^eto/me 
je n'en suis passurpris* 
cela ne m'eto7?ne pas. 
cela ne me surprenc/ pas. 
cela n'est pas^etownant 
cela n'est pas surprenant. 
il n'y a rien d'etonnant. 

V0U5 ne m'eto72nez pas 
V0U5 ne me surprenez pas. 
je ne m'en^etonne pas. 
je n'en serais pas^eto/ine. 



Expressions of Proba- 
bility. 

that is probable. 

that is likely. 

that is likely. 

it is likely enough. 

that is not unlikely. 

it is not at all unlikely. 

that is very probable. 

that is more than probable. 

there is nothing impossi- 
ble in it. 

that is not impossible. 

I see nothing impossible 
in it. 

that may be. 

that might be so. 

I do not wonder at it. 

I am not surprised at it. 

that does not astonish me. 

that does not surprise me. 

it is not astonishing. 

it is not surprising. 

there is nothing surpris- 
ing in it. 

you do not astonish me 

you do not surprise me. 

I do not wonder at it. 

I should not wonder at it 



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BOLMAR 3 COLLECTION OF 



cela ne me surprendrait pas. 
cela est naturel. 
ccla est tout simple. 
cela va sans dire, 
cela s'entenc/. 



that wouldnot surpriseme. 
of course it is natural, 
no wonder, 

it is a matter of course. 
that is imdersiood. 



Expressions de Joie. 

je suis bien^aise. 
je suis bien contcn/. 
je suis charme. 
je suis^enchante. 
nous^etions ravis. 
j'en suis bien^enchante. 

listen sont fort^aises. 
j'en^ai bien de la joie. 
nous^en ressentons la plus 

grande satisfaction, 
elle en^a une joie infinie. 

cela me fait le plus grant/ 

plaisir. 
nous vous^en felicitons. 

je vous felicite de tou^ mon 
cceur. 

je vous^en felicite bien sin- 
cerement. 

je vous^en fais mon compli- 
ment. 



Expressions of Joy. 



I am, much pleased. 

I am very glad. 

I am very happy. 

I am delighted. 

we were in raptures. 

I am extremely happy to 
hear it. 

they are very glad of it. 

it gives me great joy. 

it makes us very happy 
to hear it. 

it gives her a great deal 
of joy. 

it gives me the greatest 
pleasure. 

we congratulate you up- 
on it. 

I tvish you joy with all 
my heart. 

I sincerely wish you joy. 

I congratulate you upon 
it. 



Expressions de Chagrin. 

j'en suis fache. 
j'en suis bien fache. 
j'en suis bien mortifie. 



Expressions of Sorrow 

I am sorry for it. 
I am very sorry for it. 
I am quite vexed at it. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



105 



j'eii suis^on ue peut plus 

Idche. 
j'en suis^on ne peu^ plus 

mortifie. 
j'en suis^iiiconsolable. 
f'fla. me desespere. 
j'en suis^au desespoir. 

quel dommagel 
c'est bien dommage. 
c'est grand dommage. 
cela est bien facheux. 
eda est bien triste. 
cela est bien desobligeant. 
ccla est bien desagreable. 
cela est bien piquant, 
cela est bien cruel, 
cela est bien terrible, 
ccla fait trembler. 
cela est bien mal^eureux. 
c'est^un gran^i mal/ieur. 
cela est^epou van table, 
cela fait dresser les chcveux 
h la tete. 



/ am extremely sorry 
for it, 

I feel extremely mortified 
at it. 

I am quite inconsolable, 

it makes me quite unhappy, 

it vexes me beyond ex- 
pression, 

what a pity! 

it is a great pity, 

it is a very great pity, 

it is a sad thing, 

it is a melancholy case, 

that is quite vexing, 

that is very disagreeable. 

it is very provoking, 

it is a cruel case, 

that is very hard, 

this is shocking, 

that is very unlucky. 

it is a great misfortune, 

it is dreadful. 

it makes one^s hair stand 
on end. 



Expressions de Bliime. 



fi! fi done! 

n'avez-vous pas honte? 
n'etes-vous pas lionteux? 

vous devriez^etre houteux. 
yous me faites honte. 
quelle honte! 
c'es^ honteux. 
c'est^une chose honteuse. 
cela est bien mal. 



Expressions of Blame. 

fi! for shame! 

are you not ashamed! 

are you not ashamed of 

yourself! 
you ought to be ashamed, 
I am. ashamed of you. 
what a sltame! 
it is shameful, 
it is a shameful thing* 
it is very bad. 



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que cela est vilain! 
ccla est bien mechaii/. 
c'est^abominable. 
comment pouvez-vous^etre 

si mechant? 
comment^avez-vous pu faire 

cela? 
comment^avez-vous fait cela? 
vous^etes bien mechant. 
pourquoi avez-vous fait cela? 
c'est^etre bien mechant. 
il faut^etre bien mechant. 



how naughty that is! 
that is very ivicked, 
it is abominable* 
how can you be so wicked? 

how could you do so? 

how came you to do so? 
you are very bad, 
why did you do that? 
one must be very bad, 
one must be very naughty^ 



Expressions de Colcre. 

je suis bien^cn colere. 

je ne suis pas de bonne 

Aumeur. 
je suis de mauvaise /mmeur. 
il est d'une /lumeur affreuse. 
je suis pique contre lui. 
je suis pique au dernier point, 
je suis^outre. 
je suis hors de moi-meme. 
vous me voyez dans^une 

colere epouvantable. 
j'en suis furieux. 
je ne me possede pas de 

colere. 
cela est bien mal a vous. 
vous^etes bien._^a blamer. 

vous^avez bien tor^ 
comment ^avez-vous ^ose 

faire cela? 
je ne suis pas contend de 

vous. 



Expressions of Anger. 



I am very angry. 

I am not in a good hu- 
mour. 

I am out of humour. 

he is very cross. 

I am affronted with him. 

I am quite stung. 

I am quite exasperated. 

I am beside myself. 

you see me in a terrible 
passion. 

it makes me quite mad. 

I cannot contain myself 
for anger. 

that is very bad of you. 

you are very much to be 
blamed, 

you are quite wrong. 

how did you dare to do sa? 

I am not satisfied with 
you. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



107 



je suis bien mecontenf de 

vous. 
je ne serai pas content 
je serai bien mecontent. 
tenez-vous tranquille. 
iinissez, vous dis-je. 
ne pouvez-vous pas vous 

tenir tranquille? 
soyez tranquille. 
restez^en repos. 
je vous previens que.... 
je vous^avertis que.... 
je vous^en^avertis. 
faites^attention a ce que je 

vous dis. 
souvenez-vous de ce que je 

vous^ai dit. 
je ne veux pas cela. 
je ne souffrirai pas cela. 
je le veux^ainsi. 
je le veux^absolument. 
prenez garde pour une autre 

fois. 
ne le faites pas davantage. 
point d'impertinence. 
silence, taisez-vous. 
voulez-vous vous taire? 
pas tant de raisons. 
ne rep'iquez pas. 
retirez-vous de devant mes^ 

veux. 
je ne veux plus vous voir, 
je n'aime pas lessen fans de- 

sobeissans. 
yotre conduite est sans^ex- 

cuse. 
c'^st la dixieme fois que vous 

jne desobeissez. 



/ am quite dissatisfied 

with you* 
I shall be dissatisfied. 
I shall be very angry, 
be quiet, 

have done, I say, 
can you not be quiet, 

be easy. 

be at rest. [that,,,. 

I tell you before hand 

I tell you that,,,, 

I warn you about it, 

pay attention to what I 

say, 
mind what I told you* 

I will not have that, 
I will not suffer that, 
I will have it so, 
I Insist upon it. 
mind for another time, 

do not do so any more, 

be not saucy, 

silence^ hold your tongue, 

tmllyou hold your tongue? 

no reasonings, 

do not reply. 

get out of my sight, 

I will see you no more. 
I do not like disobedient 

children, 
your conduct does not ad" 

mit of any apology, 
this is the tenth time you 

dxsoheyed me. 



108 



bolmar's collection of 



Expressions d'antipat/ae et 
d' aversion. 



je n'aime pas cet_/ionime-lu. 

je deteste cet_/iomme. 

je ne puis le souiFrir. 

ses manieres sont rebutantes. 

il n'a pas la mine avantageuse. 

sa figure n'est pasprevenante. 
son^aborc? a je ne sais quoi 

de rebutanf. 
je ne suis pas le maitre de 

I'aversion que je ressens 

pour lui. 
11 n'a pas d'idee des blen- 

seances. 
il ne connait pas du tont les 

proeedes. 
il n'a d'egarr/s pourpersonne. 

cela le rend^odieux. 

cela lui attire la haine de tou^ 

\e monde. 
je I'evite autant que jc puis, 
il ennuie a la mort. 
son Ian gage est re vol tan t. 
il ne fait que deraisonner. 

il veut regenter partout. 

quel etre insupportable! 
I'ennuyeux personnage! 
ne pourrons-nous jamais nous 

^en debarrasser? 
je voudrais bien qu'il s'en^ 

allat. 
enfin le voila parti. 



Expressions of Antipathy 
and Aversion. 



Ida not like that man, ^ 
/ detest that man. ^j 

/ cannot bear him, 
his manners are repelling, 
he has not a pleasing 
countenance. [i'^g' 
his look is not prepossess- 
there is something dis- 
pleasing in his address. 
1 cannot restrain the aver- 
sion I feel for him. { 

he has no notion of pro- 
priety. 

he has not the least notion 
of propriety. 

he has no regard for any 
body. 

that makes him to he hated. 

he is hated by every body 
for it. [can. 

I avoid him as much as I 

he tires one to death, 

his language is offensive. 

he talks most extrava- 
gantly. 

he likes to dictafe every 
where. [beingl 

what an insupportable 

what a tiresome character] 

shall we never be able to 
get rid of him. 

I wish he would go. 

at last he is gone. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



109 



Expressions de SympatAie et 
d'amitie. 

c'est raon^ami. 
c'estle meilleurdemes^amis. 
c'est mon^intime ami. 
nous sommes^intimes. 
je lui suis since re me nt^ at- 
tache, 
noire amitie est reciproque. 

nos caracteres sont les memes. 
nous sommes^ctroitement^ 

unis. 
nous nous^accordons par- 

faitement bien. 
il m'a donne mille preuves 

de son ^amitie. 
j'espere que nous ne nous 

separerons jamais. 
je me suis senti de Tinclina- 

tion pour lui dh \e pre- 
mier aborJ. 
nous nous^aimons comme 

deux freres. . 
11 n'y a poin^ de secre/5 entre 

nous, 
nous n'avons rien de secret 

I'un pour I'autre. 
je ftrais tout pour lui 



Expressions of Sympa- 
thy and Friendship, 

he is my friend, 
he is my best friend 
he is my intimate friend, 
we are intimate friends, 
I am sincerely attached 

to him, 
our friendship is recip* 

rocal, 
our tempers are alike, 
we are closely united, 

we agree perfectly well. 

he has given me many 

proofs of his friendship, 
I hope we shall never 

part. 
I felt an attachment for 

him the first time I met 

him, 
we love each other like 

brothers, 
there is no secret between 

us. 
ice have no secret for 

each other, [him, 

I would do any thing for 



Avec le Tailleur. 



quelqu'un demande u vous 

parler. 
qui est-C6? 

qui demande a me parler? 
K 



With the Tailor. 

some body wants to speak 

to you, 
who is ill 
who wants to speak to mef 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



c'est \e tailleur. 
faites-le monter. 
je vous^ai envoye chercher 

pour me prendre raesure 

d'un^/^abi^ 
il me faut^un_Aabi^ 
j'ai besoja d'un^/iabi^ 
il me faut^un^/iabi^ complex, 
prenez ma mesure. 
voulez-vous bien prendre ma 

mesure? 
prenez-moi la mesure d'un_ 

Aabit. 
comment voulez-vous qu'il 

soit hit, 
comme on les porte a present, 
a la nouvelle mode. 
a la mode actuelle. 
j'aurai bosoin d'un gile^ et 

d'un pantalon. 
mais je voudrals voir quel- 

ques^echantillons. 
montrez-moi des^echantil- 

lons. 
en^avez-vous^ici? 

j'en^ai de toute espece. 

faites-les-moi voir. 

vous pouvez choisir ce qui 

vous plaira davantage. 
j'aime assez ce beau bleu. 

c'est^nne couleur qui est 

tres^a la mode. 
le yert vous^ira fort bien. 

que pensez-vous de ce ver/? 



it is the tailor, 
bid hir.i come up. 
I have sent for you to | 
measure me for a coat. 

I IV ant a coat, 

I want a coat, 

I want a suit of clothes. 

take my measure. 

will you. take my measure? 

take my measure for a 

coat, 
how will you have it 

made? 
as they are worn noio, 
in the newest fashion, 
in the newest fashion, 
I shall want a waistcoat 

and a pair of irowsers, 
hut I should like to see 

a few patterns, 
show me some patterns. 

have you brought some 

with you? 
I have a great variety, 
let me see them, 
you may choose which 

you like best, 
I like this fine blue well 

enough, 
it is a colour which is 

much in fashion, \ 

green will become you 

very well, 
what do you think of this 

screen? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



HI 



j'aimerais mieux^un vert 
bouteille. 

cette couleur se passera bien- 
iot. 

il me faut^aussi deux gile^s. 

voulez-vous de la sole ou du 
casimir? 

vous m'en ferez^un de casi- 
mir et I'autre de soie. 

quelle sorte de casimir voulez- 
Tous, du double ou du 
simple? 

j'aime mieux le simple. 

il habille mieux. 

quelle sorte de boutons vou- 
lez-vous_a votre /labi/? 

iroulez-vous des boutons de 
drap? 

y mettrai-je des boutons de 
soie? 

non, je preftre les boutons 
dores, s'ils sont k la mode. 

voulez-vous que votre pan- 
talon monte bien haut? 

ni tvop hdiUt ni trojo bas. 

faites-les nionter jusqu'ici. 

je veux qu'il descende tres- 

ba.5. 
on les porte actuel/ement 

tres-bas. 
je ne les veux pas si bas. 
souvcnez-vous qu'il me fau/ 

le tout^apres-demain. 

MoTisieur, je serai exact. 
Monsieur, je vous^apporte 
votre hohit. 



I should prefer a bottle 

green » 
that colour will soon 

fade. 
I want also two waistcoats, 
will you have silk or 

cassimerl 
you will make one of cas- 

sbner the other of silk, 
what cassimer will you 

have, double or single 

milled? 
I prefer the single milled, 
it fits better, 
what sort of buttons will 

you have to your coatl 
will you have covered but- 
tons? 
shall I put silk buttons 

to it? 
noy I prefer gilt buttons, 

if they are fashionable, 
do you wear your trowsers 

very high? [low. 

neither too high nor too 
let them come up about so 

high. 
I like them very low. 

it is the fashion to wear 
them very low. 

I do not like them so low. 

remember, I must have 
every thing the day 
after to-morrow. 

sir, I shall be punctual. 

sir, I bring your coat. 



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je suis bieii^aise que vous 
m'ayez tcnu parole. 

j^en^ai besoin ce matin. 

je cowmen^ais^a m'impa- 
tienter. 

je viens de le finir. 

j'espere que vous^en serez 
contend 

voyons que je I'cssaie. 

e5sayez-le-moi. 

que je voie s'il est bien fait. 

voyons comme il me va. 

il vous va a raerveille. 

il vous prend bien la taille. 

les manches ne sont-elles pas 
irop longues et trop larges. 
on les porte ainsi a present, 
il est trop^etroi/. 
il me serre trop, 
il m'est irop juste. 
il s'elargira assez. 
il me coupe sous les bras, 
je crois qu'il est irop long*, 
le gilef n'est pas bien fai^ 

il est irop cou^^ 

il faut retoucher au gile^ e( a 
Vhdhit. 

je ne vois poin^ de change- 
men? a faire. 

V0U5 ne pouvez pas vous 
plaindre de cet^^abif-la. 

regardez^au miroir. 

il vous va a ravir. 

j'ai en vie de me faire faire 
un^autre hohit. 

passez^ici demain matin. 



/ am glad you have kept 

your word, 
Iivant it this morning. 
I began to be impatient. 

I have just finished it. 
I hope it will please you. 

let me try it on. 

try it on me. 

let 7ne see whether it fits me. 

let me see whether it fits me. 

it fits you very well. 

it makes you a very good 

shape, 
are not the sleeves too long 

and too wide? 
they are worn so now. 
it is too tight, 
it is too tight, 
it is too close, 
it will grow wide enough, 
it cuts me under the arms. 
I think it is too long, 
the waistcoat is not well 

made, 
it is too short, 
the waistcoat and the coat 

must be altered. 
I do not see any altera- 
tion to make, 
you cannot complain of 

this coat, 
look in the glass, 
it fits you as well ascanbe. 
I have a mind to hav9 

another coat. [ing 
call here to-morrow morn 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



113 



nous_irons_ensemble acheter 

du drap. 
a quelle ^eiire Monsieur 

veut-il que je passe ici? 
vers les dix^/ieures. 
sur les dix^/ieures. 
entre midi et une Aeure. 



we will go together to 

buy some cloth* 
at what time am I to call, 

sir? 
at about ten, 
at about ten. 
between twelve and one. 



Chez^un Marchan(iDrapier. At a Woollen-draper^ s 



je voudrais^acheter du drap, 
quelle sorte de drajo voulez- 

vous? 
montrez-moi ce que vous^ 

avez de meilleur. 
quelle couleur preferez-vous? 
j'aime assez cette couleur. 

est-elle a la mode? 

le bleu et le noir sont tou- 

jours^a la mode, 
montrez m'en d'autres. 
voici des^echantillons de tous 

les dray; 5, fins que j'ai dans 

ma boutique, 
cette couleur passera bient6^ 
je vous demande pardon, 

Mowsieur, elle tiendrabien. 
ce drap est tres-mince. 
en voici une autre piece. 
il est tres-moelleux. 
il a du corps. 
celui-ci fera mon ^affaire, 
combien^en dcmandez-vous? 
combien le vendez-vous la 

verge? 
cin^ gourdes. 

k2 



/ want to buy some cloth, 
what sort of cloth do you 

want? 
show me the best you have. 

what colour do you prefer? 
I like this colour pretty 

well, 
is it fashionable? 
blue and black are always 

fashionable, 
show me some others, 
here are patterns of all 

the superfine cloths I 

have in my shop, 
this colour will soon fade, 
excuse me, sir, it will 

wear very well, 
this cloth is very thin, 
here is another piece, 
it feels very soft, 
it is substantial, 
this will do. 

how much do you ask for it? 
how much do you sell it a 

yard? 
five dollars. 



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est-ce la le plus juste prix? 
je ne surfais jamais, 
coupez m'en trois- verges. 
voici voire argenL 



is that Ike lowest price? 
I never exact, 
cut me three yards, 
here is your money. 



Chez un Marchant^ de Toile. 



voudriez-vous me montrer de 

la toile d'Irlande de la 

meilleure qualite? 
en voici plusieurs pieces, 
corabien coute la verge de 

celle-ci? 
elle me parait grosse pour le 

prix. 
aimez-vous mieux la toile 

d'Hollande? 
je vais vous^eii montrer. 
elle vous coutcra davantage. 
oui; mais^elle est plus large, 
en voici une piece a une 

gourde, une a une gourde 

et demiCj et I'autre a deux 

gourdes, 
celle-ci est^un peu claire. 
permettez-moi de deplier 

cette piece-ci. 
je crois que vous latrouvcrez 

belle, 
elle est d'un beau blanc. 
quel en ^ est le prix? 
cette toile me parait bien 

chere. 
elle durera long-terns, 
donnez-moi ces deux pieces, 
avez-vous besoin de batiste? 



At a Linen-draper' s. 

will you show me some 
Irish linen of the best 
quality? 

here are several pieces. 

what is this a yard! 

it looks coarse to me for 
the price. 

do you prefer fine Hol- 
land? 

I will show you some. 

it will cost you more. 

yes, hut it is wider. 

here is a piece at one dol- 
lar, one at one and a 
half, and the other at 
two dollars. \ 

this is rather thin. 

give me leave to unfold 
this piece. 

I think you will allow it 
to be fine. 

this is a fine white. 

what is the price of it? $ 

that cloth seems to me 
very dear. < 

it will wear well. 1 

give me these two pieces. 

do you want some French 
cambric? 



COLLOQUIAL FIIRASES. 



1] 



j'ai de belle batiste qui n'est 
pas chere. 

*■ combien vous^eii faut-il 
> • d'aunes? 
perme^tez-moi de voiis faire 

voir de tres-beau linge de 

table et des serviet^ci*. 
ee dc5sin est tout nouveau. 
effectivement ceci est for^ 

beau, 
mais je n'en^ai pas besoin. 
avez-vous de bons mouchoirs 

de batiste? 

oui, Monsieur, et je suis stir 
qu'ils vous plairont. 
I j'en prendiai quatre dou- 
zaines. 
faites les marquer des lettres 
^initiates de mon nom, et 
euvoyez-raoi le tout de- 
' main. 



/ have some fine Frencnk 
I cambric i which is not\ 
I dear, 
how many ells do yoit 
I want? 
permit me to show you 

some fine table-cloths 

and napkins, 
they are of a new pattern, 
they are indeed very 

handsome, 
but I do not want any. 
have you any good French 

cambric pocket-hand- 

kerchiefs? 
yes, sir, and I am sure 

-they will please you. 
I will take four dozen. 

have them marked with 
my initials, and send 
me the whole to-mor- 



Chez un Parfumeur. 



Madame B. m'a enseigne 

votre boutique, 
votre boutique est-elle bien^ 

assortie en parfumerie? 
quels^articles tenez-vous? 
j'ai tout ce que vous pouvez 

desirer. 
mon^assortiment est^aussi 

complex qu'il puisse I'etre. 
il me faudrait quelques livres 

de poudre. 



At a Perfumer's. 

Mrs. B. has directed me 

to your shop, 
is your shop well stocked 

with perfumery? 
what articles do you keep? 
I have every thing you, 

can desire, 
my stock is as complete 

as it can be. 
I want a few pounds of 

powder. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



la voulez-vous^avec de 

I'odeur? 
oui, montrez-m'enau jasmin. 

I'odeur n'est pas tvop forte, 
elle me conviendra. 
j'en^ai aussi a la violette, a 

la rose, et a la fleur 

d'orange. 
il me faut^aussi de Teau de 

lavande ef de cologne, 
avez-vous des^/iuiles^essen- 

tielles? 
oui, Madame, de plusieurs 

sortes. 
celle-ci est d'une qualite 

superieare. 
combien vendez-vous cette 

/mile de rose? 
cela est bien cher. 
c'est tvop cher. 
e'es^ hors de prix. 
je pnis^en^acheter ailleurs 

a moins. 
c'est le prix^ordinaire. 
c'est^un prix fai^ 
il me faut^aussi une bouteille 

de fleur d'orange. 
j'ai actuellement tout ce qu'il 

me faut. 
faites-moi mon comj5te. 
il se monte a.... 
voici votre argent et mon ^ 

adresse. 
envoy ez-moi tons ces ^ar- 
ticles. 



will you have it scented? 

yes, show me some jessa- 
mine, 

the scent is not too strong. 

it will suit me, 

I have also violet, rose, 
and orange-flower. 

I want also some lavender 
and Cologne water, 

have you any essential 
oils! 

yes, madam, several sorts, 

this is of a superior 

quality, 
how much do you sell this 

oil of roses for? 
that is very dear, 
it is too dear, 
it is extravagantly dear. 
I may buy some elsewhere 

for less, 
it is the usual price, 
it is a set price, 
I must have also a bottle 

of orange-flower, 
I now have all I wont. 

give me my account. 

it amounts to.,,. 

here is your money and 

my address, 
send me all these ar- 

tides. 



COLLOOiUIAL PIIKASES. 117 

Chez iHi Libraire. At a Bookseller's, 



avez-vous des livres nou- 

veaux? 
jevoudraisbien voir les livres 

que vous^avez re^us de- 

puis peu. 
tres-volontiers, Mo7?sieur. 
on viciit de les deballer. 

ce fioiit des livres d'^istoire, 
de inat/iematiques, de phi- 
Josophie, de t/ieologie, de 
medecine e^ de droi/. 

tous ces livres-ht sont-ils 

" nouveaux? 

non, Mojjsieur, il y en^a de 
nouveaux et d'aneiens. 

ceux-ci vienner?^ d'etre pu- 
blics. 

j'espere que vous trouvcrez 
de quoi vous satisfaire. 

voici la note des livres dont 
j'ai besoin. 

avez-vous^actuelZement le 
Buffon que je vous^ai de- 
mand e? 

je n'ai que I'edition in-dix- 
huit. 

elle est^enrichie de figures^ 
enluminees. 

montrez-moi quelques vo- 
lumes de Rollin. 

onva vous^en^a^jporter sur- 
le-champ. 

en voici quelques-uns. 

le formal me plait ^assez. 



have you any new books? 

I should like to see the 
books you have just 
received, 

with great pleasure, sir. 

they were unpacked just 
now. 

they are books of history, 
mathemalics, philoso- 
phy, divinity, physic, 
and law, 

are all these new books? 

no, sir, some are new, 
some are old publica- 
lions, 

these are just published, 

I hope you will find some 
to suit your taste, 

here is a note of the books 
I wish to have, 

have you now the Buffon 
that I asked you for? 

I have only the 18m o 

edition, 
it is embellished with 

coloured plates, 
show me some volumes of 

Rollin, 
they will bring you some 

immediately, 
here are some, 
the size pleases me well 

enough. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



je voudrais que I'ouvrage fut 

relie. 
je veux qu'ils soient relies 

en veau avec un titre. 
je voudrais que les tranches 

fussent marbrees. 
montrez-moi quelques jolies 

reliure^* en cuir de Russie. 

voici ce que nous^avons de 
mieux pour le momenf. 

ce modele-ci me plait beau- 
coup. 

je voudrais que ce Virgile fut 
relie en maroquin. 

le prix est-il le meme pour 
toutes les couleurs? 

exactement le meme. 

en ce cas la je le veux^en 
maroquin vert, 

combien coutent-ils? 

avez-vous les^oeuvres com- 
pletes de Fenelon. 

nous^avons la plus belle 
edition. 

je voudrais^avoir le voyage 
du jeune Anacharsis. 

j'en^ai un in-octavo, mais^il 
est seulement cartonne. 

avez-vous 1' atlas de 1' edition? 

nous^avous I'atlas in-quarto 

de Tardieu. 
je le prends; mais vou5 me le 

ferez relier en cuir de 

Russie. 
voici une belle edition de 

Bo5suef. 



/ would like to have it 

bound* 
I will have them bound in 

calf, and lettered, 
I wish to have the edges 

marbled, 
show me some of your 

handsomest bound in 

Russia leather, 
here are the best we have 

at present, 
this pattern pleases me 

exceedingly, 
I wish this Virgil to be 

bound in morocco, 
is the price the same for 

all colours? 
exactly the same, 
then I will have it done in 

green, 
what do they cost? 
have you Fenelon' s works 

complete, 
we have the finest edition, 

I wish to have the travels 
of young Anacharsis, 

I have one in octavo, but it 
is only in boards, 

have yen the atlas belong- 
ing to it? 

we have the quarto atlas 
of Tardieu, 

I will take it; but you will 
get it bound in Russia 
leather, 

here is a fine edition of 
Bos suet. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



119 



je vois dans votre catalogue 
beaucoup d'ouvrages de 
luxe dont \e pria: est fort_ 
elcve. 

ayez-vous Moliere eu peti/ 
formal? 

j'ai Tedition stereotype, sur 
quatre differens papiers. 

cette edition de granc? papier 

velin est superbement 

rcliee. 
je crois que je ferai bien de 

prendre le gran^ papier 

velin. 
en voici un tres-joli exem- 

plaire. 
11 est relie en maroquin ver^ 

dore sur tranche, 
j'ai des romans, des pieces de 

tAeatre, des revues, &c. 

oh! je n'en veux point. 
Monsieur a-t-il encore besoin 

de quelque chose? 
j'aurais voulu un^exemplaire 

de Racine, mais je n'en 

vois poin^ 
j'en^ai plusieurs, mais^en 

feuilles. 
quelle sorte de reliure voulez- 

vous? 
les voulez-vous^en veau ou 

en basanne? 
une demi-reliure sufFira mais 

que le titre soit comrae 

celui de ce Moliere. 
je prefere une reliure en 



/ see in your catalogue 
a great many splendid 
editions at a very high 
price. 

have you Moliere in a 
small size? 

I have the stereotype edi- 
tion, on four different 
kinds of paper. 

this edition of large vel- 
lum paper is beautiful- 
ly bound. 

I think I had better take 
the large vellum paper. 

here is a very pretty copy. 

it is bound in green mo- 
rocco, ivith gilt edges. 

I have romances and no- 
vels, theatrical produc- 
tions, revieics, S^c, 

oh! I will not have any. 

sir, do you want anything 
else? 

I want a copy of Racine, 
but I do not see any. 

I have several, but they 

are in sheets, 
what sort of binding do 

you choose? 
Will you have them in calf 

or in sheep? 
half -binding will do, but 

they must be lettered 

like that Moliere. 
I prefer a bin ding in calf 



120 



BOLMAR .S COLLECTION OF 



veau avec des filets d'or et 

k dos brise. 
MoTzsieur, j'aurai soin qu'ils 

soient^exacteraent comme 

vous le desirez. 
avez-vous_un plan dc Paris? 
je voudrais le meilleur et le 

plus exact qii'on ait pu- 
blic, 
eiivoyez le tou^ chez moi 

aujourd'hui. 
j'ai dessein de quitter Paris 

domain matin. 



ivilh gold fillets and an 

elastic back, 
sir, I will take care they 

shall be done exactly 

as you direct, 
have you apian of Paris? 
I wish to have the largest 

and the most correct 

that is published, 
send me every thing in 

the course of the day. 
I intend to leave Paris 

to-morrow morning. 



Chez^un Bijoutier. 



At a Jeweller' s. 



voudriez-vous me montrer 

des bagues? 
celles-ci sont^elles montees 

en pierres lines, 
quel est le prix de eette 

bague? 
c'est beaucoup tro;; cber. 
voila un dianian^ qui a beau- 
coup d'ec]a^ 
eette bague me plait beau- 

cou/;. 
je crois qu'elle est troy? large 

pour moi. 
montrez-m'en d'autres. 
celle-ci me va bien. 
la monture est-elle solide? 
combien ^en d^mandez- vous? 
\ je prefere la premiere, 
pouvez-vous la diniinuer? 
tres-facilement, et sans nuire 

a la m^onture. 



will you shew me some 

rings? 
are these set with fine 

stones? 
what is the price of this 

ring? 
it is much too dear, 
that diamond has a beau- 
tiful lustre, 
that ring pleases me 

much. 
I think it is too large for 

me, 
show me some others, 
this fits me well, 
is it firmly mounted? 
what do you ask for it? 
f prefer the first, 
can you lessen it? 
very easily, and without 

injuring the mounting. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



121 



il me faut^une chaine d'or. 
la mienne n'est plus^a la 

mode, 
je puis la prendre en echange. 
combien me donncrez-vous 

de la mienne? 
je vais la peser. 
si je change ma chaine, il me 

faudra aussi changer mon 

cached 
voici des cache/5 du dernier 

gou^ 
je prendrai ces deux-ci. 
je voudrais qu'on graviU mon 

chiffre sur ce cache/. 

voulez-vous vous charger de 

le faire graver? 
je le donnerai au plus^/tabile 

graveur que nous^ayons. 

montrez-moi des boucles 

d'oreilles. 
en voici don/ \e travail est 

d'une delicatesse achevee. 
voila un superbe collier, 
il li'est pas_:i vendre. 
c'est^un^ouvrage de com- 

mande. 
ces bracele/5 sont pour la 

mGme dame, 
de quel prix est cette epingle? 

ces^epingles sont-elles d'un 

goTi/ nouveau? 
cette topaze entouree de per- 

les me plait davantage. 
je lacrois plus solide. 



/ want a gold chain, 
mine is no longer in fa- 
shion. 
I can take it in exchange, 
what will you allow me 

for mine. 
I will weigh it. 
if I exchange my chain^ I 

must change my seal 

too. 
here are several seals of 

the newest fashion. 
I will take these two. 
I should wish to have my 

cypher engraved upon 

this seal, 
will you undertake to get 

it engraved! 
I will give it to the 

most skilful engraver 

we have, 
show me some ear-rings. 

here are some of exquisite 

workmanship, 
here is a superb necklace, 
it is not to be sold, 
it is a bespoken article. 

these bracelets are for the 

same lady, 
what is the price of this 

pin? 
are these pins of a new 

fashion? 
this topaz surrounded with 

pearls pleases me more* 
I think it is stronger. 



122 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



j'ai autre chose a vous moii- 

trer. 
je vous remercie; je revien- 

drai une autre fois. 



I have something else to 

show you, 
710, I thank you; I mil 

come another day. 



Chez^un^J/brloger. 



At a Watchmaker's. 



je suis mecontent de la montre 

que vous m'avez vendue, 
cependant je I'ai prise sur 

votre parole, 
elle ne va pas bien. 
elle avance. 
elle retarde. 
je ne saurais la regler. 
e'est^une montre neuve. 
il faudra du terns pour par- 

venir a la regler. 
je veux bien le eroire. 
si vous n'etes pas satisfait je 

la changerai. 
voici une (ort bonne montre 

a secondes. 
elle marque en outre le quan- 

tieme du mois. 
je n'aime pas les montres si 

compliquees. 
elles sont souvent derangees. 
il me f^iut'^une bonne montre 

a repetition, 
j'en^ai une excellente. 
voulez-vous me la garantir? 
me la laisserez-vous a 

I'epreuve? 
je ne I'achPterai qu'a cette 

condition, 
j'y consens volontiers. 



/ am not pleased with the 

watch you sold me, 
yet I took it on your word* 

it does not go right, 

it goes too fast, 

it goes too slow, 

I cannot regulate it, 

it is a new watch, 

it will require some time 
to regulate if. 

I am willing to believe it, 

if you are not satisfied I 
will change it, 

here is a very good stop 
watch, 

it shows, besides, the days 
of the month. 

I do not like such compli- 
cated watches, 

they are often out of order, 

I leant a good repeater, 

I have an excellent one, 
will you warrant it? 
will you let me have it 

upon trial? 
I will only take it upon 

those terms, 
I agree to it with pleasure. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



123 



je vous la donne a I'essai. 
depuis que je I'ai, elle n'a 

pas varie d'une minute, 
vous^en screz content, 
je puis la garantir. 
combien voulez-vous de 

retour? 
j'ai une montre chez-moi qui 

a besoin d'etre netoyee. 
c'est^une vieille montre. 
elle ne va pas depuis quinze 

jours, 
je I'ai lai^see tomber. 
je erois que le granrf vessovt 

est ca5se. 
jevousl'enverraiaujourd'hui. 
je serai oblige de la garder 

quelques jours, 
quanrf me la renverrez-vous? 
je ne puis pas vous la pro- 

mettre avant quinze jours, 
c'est bien lon^tems. 
s'il n'y a rien de casse, vous 

I'aurez demain. 

ne me manquez pas de parole, 
vous pouvez compter qu'elle 
sera prete pour ce tems-la 
voici de superbes pendules. 

il m'en faudra une. 

vous pouvez choisir. 

pas^aujourd'/iui. 

nous^en parlerons une autre 

fois. 
vendez-vous des lunettes? 
je voudrais^une lorgnette de 

spectacle. 



/ give it you upon trial. 

since I have had itj it has 
not varied one minute, 

you will be pleased with it, 

lean warrant it. 

how much do you want to 
boot? 

I have a watch at home 
which wants cleaning. 

it is an old watch. 

it has not gone this fort- 
night. 

I let it fall. 

I think the mainspring is 
broken. 

I will send it you to-day. 

I must keep it a few days. 

when will you return it? 

I cannot promise it you 
before a fortnight. 

it is a long time. 

if there is nothing broken , 
you will have it to-mor- 
row. 

donH forfeit your word. 

you may rely on its being 
ready at that time. 

here are very beautiful 
clocks. 

I shall want one, 

you may choose. 

not to-day. 

we will speak of it ano- 
ther time. 

do you sell spectacles? 

I want an opera glass. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



avez-vous des loupes? 

ce verre grossly trop les^ob- 

']ets. 
cdui-la ne grossly pas^assez. 

cette lorgnette ne vaut rien. 



do you keep microscopes^ 
this glass magnifies too 

much, 
that does not magnify 

enough, 
that opera glass is good 

for nothing. 



Pour Louer un Domestique. To Engage a Servant. 



j'ai oui dire que Monsieur a 

besoin d'un domestique. 
oui; qui vous^a adresse a 

moi? 
par qui etes-vous recom- 

mande? 
par Monsieur B. avec lequel 

j'ai voyage. 
je le eonnais beaucou^. 
sur sa recommandation, je 

n'/iesiterai point^a vouSi 

prendre a mon service., 
j'imagine que vous reunissezi 

les qualites que je desire, 
je sejournerai encore quinze 

jours dans cette ville. 
ou avez-vous voyage? ' 

j'ai voyage en^Allemagne et' 

en^Itaiie. 
voulez-vous me suivre en 

Suisse? 
je serai un moisten route. 

avez-vous deja fait ce voyage? 

Monsieur, je suis Suisse, 
quel age avez-vous? 



sir; I have heard you 

want a servant, 
yes; who has sent you 

to me? 
by whom are you recom- 

meiided? 
by Air. B. with whom I 

have travelled. 
I know him very well, 
on his recommendation^ I 

shall not hesitate to 

take you into my service. 
I suppose you possess the 

qualifications I want. 
I shall stay in this toion 

a fortnight longer, 
where have you travelled? 
I have travelled in Ger- 

many and Italy, 
will you accompany me to 

Switzerland? 
I shall be a month on the 

road, 
have you performed that 

journey before? 
sir, I am a Swiss, 
how old are you? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



125 



etes-vous marie? 

y a-t-il lon^-tems que vous 

^etes^en France? 
montez-vous^a cheval? 
savez-vous^ecrire? 
oui, Mo/isieur. 
j'entenrfs^aussi 1' AUemanc? et 

ritalien. 
je connais^aussi les naownaies, 

les poiofs et les mcsures des 

pays que j'ai parcourus. 

vous pourrez m'etre tres- 

utile. 
quels gages demandez-vous? 
combien dcmandez-vous de 

j'ai toujours gagne cent gour- 
des par an et ma nourriture. 

je vous donnerai la raeme 

somme. 
je vous donnerai quinze-gour- 

des par mois, mais vous 

vous nourrirez. 
en voyage, je paierai vos 

depenses. 
je vous previens que je ne 

veux point de long's me- 

moires. 
vous me donnerez tons les 

soirs la note detaillee de ce 

que vous^aurez debourse 

pour moi. 
je vous paierai sur-le-champ. 

je vais passer chez votre 
ancien maitre. 
L 2 



are you a married man? 

have you been long in 
France? 

canyouride on horseback? 

can you write? 

yes, sir, 

[understand also German 
and Italian, 

I liketoise know the coinSf 
weights, and measure 
of the countries in 
which I have travelled. 

you may be very useful 
to me. 

what wages do you ask? 

what wages do you ask? 

I have always had one 
hundred dollars a year, 
and my board. 

I will give you the same. 

I will give you fifteen 
dollars a month, but you 
will board yourself. 

when we travel, I will pay 
your expenses. 

I must inform you that I 
will have no long bills. 

you must give me every 
evening an exact ac- 
count of every thing 
you have laid out for me. 

I shall pay you immedi' 
ately. 

I will call on your former 
master. 



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EOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



Pour Louer une Servante. 



y a-t-il long-terns que vous_ 

etes^en condition? 
quelle est la derniere place 

ou vous^avez servi? 
savez-vous laire la cuisine? 
entendez-vous les details du 

menage? 

quel age avez-vous? 
vous parai^sez bien jeune. 
j'ai vingt-deux^ans. 
savez-vous faire differens^ 

ovrages a 1' aiguille? 
savez-vous bien coudre? 

pouvez-vous blanchir? 
pourriez-vous remplacer ma 

femme de chambre en cas 

de besoin? 
avez-vous servi dans plu- 

sieurs maisons? 
de chez qui sortez-vous? 
pourquoi avez-vous quitte 

cette place? 
quelle peut^etre la raison de 

votre sortie? 
combien de tems^etes-vous 

restee chez^elle? 
Madame L. voudra-t-elle 

vous recoTTimander? 
j'ai un certifica^ de Madame 

L. 
montrez-le-moi; je connais 

son^ecriture. 
aimez-vous les enfans? 



To Engage a Maid- 
servant. 



have you been long in 
service? 

what is the last place you 
were at? Iry? 

do you understand cooke- 

are you acquainted with 
the management of a 
house? 

how old are you? 

you seem very young, 

I am twenty 'two. 

do you understand needle- 
work? 

are you a good seam- 
stress? 

can you wash fine linen? 

could you occasionally 
replace my waiting- 
woman? 

have you been in many 
families? 

whose house have you left? 

why did you leave your 
place? 

what can be the cause of 
your leaving? 

how long did you remain 
with her? 

will Mrs. L. give you a 
character? 

I have a written character 
from Mrs. L. 

let me see it; I know her 
hand-writing. 

do you like children? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



127 



quels gages demandez-vous? 
Madame L. me do?inait cin- 

quante gourdes, 
c'est beaucoup. 
mais je crois que vous me 

conviendrez. 
des ce moment vous^etes^a 

moil service, 
vous pouvez venir demain. 



what wages do you expect. 
Mrs* L, gave me fifty 

dollars, 
that is a great deal. 
but I think you will suit 

me, 
I engage you from this 
^ moment, 
you may come to-morrow. 



Chez un Cordownier. 



avez-vous des souliers iowt 

fai/5? 
montl'ez-m'en de di verses 

grandeurs. 
je vais^essayer ceux-ci. 
do7znez-moi le chausse-pie^Z. 
ils me fon^ mal. 
je ne saurais marcher, 
ils sont trop decouver/5. 
ils sont trop converts. 
ils sont trop gxd^nds. 
ils sont trop peti^5. 
les talons sont trop larges. 
vous ferez mieux de prendre 

ma mesure. 
montrez-moi des bottes.> 
celles-ci sont trop^etroites. 
je crois que celies-ci vous_ 

iront bien. 
le piet/ est^etroit, mais^il ne 

vous blessera pas. 
efFectivementj eiles me vont 

tres-bien. 
do7inez-moi le tire-botte, pour 

me debotter. 



At a Shoe Maker's. 



have you shoes ready 

made? 
show me some of different 

sizes. 
I will try these, 
give me the shoe horn, 
they hurt me. 
I cannot walk, 
they are too low. 
they are too high, 
they are too large, 
they are too small, 
the heels are too wide. 
you had better take my 

measure, 
let me see some boots, 
these are too narrow. 
I think these will fit you 

tvell. 
the foot is narrow, but it 

will not hurt you. 
in fact, they fit me very 

ice II. 
give me the bootjack to 

pull them off. 



128 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



vous me fcrez^aussi des pan- 

touffles. 
de quelle couleur? 
faites-les bien larges. 
ne faites point les semelles 

trop minces, 
ayez soin que ]e ruban de la 

bordure soit bien cousu. 



make me also a pair of 

slippers* 
of what colour? 
make them very wide* 
do not make the soles too 

thin, 
take care that the binding 

be well sewed. 



Pour parler a une Couturiere. 



Madame, je vous^apporte 

vos robes, 
ah! c'est vous, Mademoiselle 

A.... 
j'etais^impatiente de vous 

voir, 
vous m'avez fait beaueoup 

^attendre. 
combien de robes m'appor- 

tez-vous? 
sont-elles differentes pour la 

coupe et la fa^^on? 
cette robe me va bien. 
celle-ci parait bien courte. 
c'est la mode pour les robes 

de matin, 
les robes de matin se portentknorning gowns are now 

_ainsi a present 
je ne les^aime pas si courtes. 
essayez-moi celle-ci. 
voici une robe de batiste a i 



essay er. 
en voici une de mousseline et 

une de percalle. 
detachez cette epingle. 
tout cela est-il cousu avec soin? 



fVith a Dress-maker. 



Madam, I bring you your 

gowns, 
ah! Miss A,.., is it you? 

I was impatient to see 

you. 
you have made me wait a 

long while, 
how many dresses do you 

bring me? 
are they of different 

shapes? 
(his dress fits me well, 
this one appears very short, 
morning gowns are now 

made so. 



made so. 
I do not like them so short • 
let me try this, 
here is a French cambric 

dress to try on. 
here is a muslin one, and 

a cambric muslin one. 
take that pin out. 
is all that sewed with care? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



129 



quelle garniture avez-vous 
mise a cette robe liabillee?^ 

cctte garniture est-elle a la 

mode? 
on les porte beaucoup a 

present, 
ceite robe n'a-t-clle pas trop 

d'ampleur par le bas? 
je crois que oui; j'y remcdie- 

rai facilement. 
les manches sont trop^etroi- 

tes. 
les mancbes sont trop larges. 
la taille est trop longue. 
la taille est trop eourte. 
la robe n'a pas^assez d'am- 
pleur. 
les plis ne tomben^ pas^avec 

grace, 
la derniere va le mieux. 
elle est juste a ma taille. 
prenez-la pour modele, et 

toutes les^autres^ironf 

bien. 
souvenez-vous que j' attends 

le tout sous peu de jours. 
je vous payerai quand vous 

me rapporterez touf ce que 

vous^avez^a moi. 
soyez bien^exacte, jc vous 

prie. 
c'est le seul moyen de conser- 

ver ma pratique. 
Madame aura le tou^ dans la 

matinee. 

vous me ferez plaisir. 



what trimmings have you 
put on this evening 
dress? 

is this trimming fashion- 
able? 

they are much worn now 

is not this gown too full 

at the bottom? 
I think it is; I shall easily 

remedy it* 
the sleeves are too tight. 

the sleeves are too wide, 
the waist is too long, 
the waist is too short, 
the gown is not wide 

enough, 
the plaits do not fall 

gracefully, 
the last fits the best, 
it fits my waist exactly, 
take it for a pattern, and 

all the others will fit 

well, 
remember, I expect my 

things in a few days. 
I will pay you when you 

bring every thing you 

have to make for me. 
be very punctual, I beg. 

it is the only means of 
preserving my custom. 

Madam, you shall have 
every thing this morn' 
ing. 

you will oblige me. 



130 bolmar's collection of 

Jouer aux echecs. ( To Play at Chess* 



faisons^une partie d'echecs. 
c'est plus^amusant que le 
w/iist, ou meme le pique^ 
je ne sais pas bien le jeu. 
ni moi non plus, 
oil est I'echiquier? 
le voici, avec les pieces. 

vos pieces sont-elles placees? 

il me manque un fou. 

votre reine n'est pas^a sa 

place, 
qui commence? 
tirons. 
j'ai le trait. 

c'est^un grand ^avantage. 
je vais^avancer ce pion. 
toutes vos pieces sont sou 

tenues. 
je crains d'etre oblige de faire 

piece pour piece, 
j'ai perdu un cavalier. 
11 me faut roqiier. 
vous ne pouvez plus roquer 

apres^avoir joue votre roi 

echec au roi. 

je vaiscouvrir cet^echecpar 

ma tour, 
je la iprends* 
c'est^une partie remise, 
je vous demande pardon, 
echec et mat. 
j'ai perdu, 
j'esperais que vous m'auriez 

faif mat. 



let us play a game at chess. 

it is more amusing than 
whist, or even piquet. 

I do not know the game 

nor I neither. [well. 

where is the chess-board? 

here it is, with the chess 
men. 

are your men arranged? 

I want a bishop. 

your queen is not in its 
proper place. 

who begins? 

let us draw. 

I have the first move. 

it is a great advantage. 

I will forward this man. 

your pieces are well sup- 
ported. 

I am afraid I must ex- 
change pieces. 

I have lost a knight. 

I must castle. 

you cannot castle after 
having moved your 
king. 

check to the king. 

I will cover this check 
with my castle. 

I take it. 

it is a drawn game. 

I beg your pardon. 

check mate. 

I have lost the game. 

I was in hopes you would 
have given me a stale^ 
mate. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



131 



je r\e suis pas de force. \ I cannot play loith you. 

quel avantage me donnerez- t^/ia^ odds will you give 

vous? me? 

si vousvoulezme donneriine;//" you will give me a 



tour, J essay frai une autre 
parti e. 
c'est plus que je ne devrais, 
mais j'y consens^avee 
plaisir. 



castle, J will try ano- 
ther game. 
it is more than I ought, 
hut I will do it with 
pleasure. 



PART II. 



COLLECTION 

DE 

Phrases Detachees. 



nous traduisons de I'anglais 

en frangais. 
r etude des laugues est tres- 

utile. 
nous nous proposons d'etre 

tres-studieux. 
venez me voir ce soir. 

iletudie/tuit^/ieures par jour, 
je vous felicite sincerement. 

je I'aime beaucoup, car il est 
tres-altentif. 

sa memoire est^extraordi- 
naire. 

ma sceur est^encore en pen- 
sion. 

nous avons bien des^obliga- 
tions a votre lamille. 

je ne recevrai point d' excuse. 



COLLECTION 

OF 

Detached Sentences. 



we translate English into 
French. 

the study of languages is 
very useful. 

we intend to be very stu- 
dious. 

come and see me this 
evening. [day. 

he studies eight hours a 

I sincerely congratulate 
you. 

I love him much, for he is 
very attentive. 

his memory is extraordi- 
nary. 

my sister is still at a 
boarding-school. 

we owe many obligations 
to your family. 

I will receive no excuse. 



L- 



EOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



je viendrai un^antre jour, 
j'ai lu seize pages ce matin. 

cette edition ressemble a la 

premiere, 
la nouvelle tragedie a reussi. 
sa voix est douce, touchante, 

et melodieuse. 
je suis plus granc? et plus fort 

que vous. 
void le plus beau livre de ma 

bibliot/ieque. 
le remede est pire que \e mal. 

vos livres sont mieuar relies 

que les miens, 
je ne sais pas qui a pris ma 

gram m aire, 
la sante est plus precieuse 

que Tor. 
je me leve a sept^hemes du 

matin, 
ma soeur demeure en France, 
les jeunes gens ne sont jamais 

satisfaits. 
je nomme oela une action 

genereuse. 
nous ne nous^en souvenons 

pas. 
moi, vous^oublier! non, 

jamais, 
je sais ce qu'il vous faut. 
c'est^un^/iomme le/tre. 
il se donnera une grande 

bataille. 
n'a-t-elle pas^uu gros r/iume? 
vous^oubliez^une circon- 

stance essentielle. 



/ will come another day. m 
I have read sixteen pages 

this morning, 
that edition is like the 

first, [ceeded, 

the new tragedy has suc- 
her voice is sweety moving ^ 

and melodious, 
I am taller and stronger 

than you, 
this is the finest book in 

my library, 
the remedy is worse than 

the disease, || 

your books are better *| 

bound than mine, 
I do not know who has 

token my grammar, 
hec^th is more precious 

than gold, 
I rise at seven in the 

morning, 
my sister lives in France. 
young people are never 

satisfied, 
I call that a generous 

action, 
loe do not remember it. 

I, forget you! no, never. 

I know what you want. 

he is a literary man, 

a great battle will be 

fought, 
has she not a bad cold? 
you forget an essential 

circumstance. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



133 



nous partons domain apres 

dejeune. 
je vous^offre mes services 

de tou^ men coeur. 
je m^aper^ois qu'ils m'ont 

trompe. 
il attend du monde aujour- 

d'/iui. 
c'est^en^/iiver que les pau- 

vres souffrent le plus, 
voulez vous^aller ce soir au 

spectacle. 
je ne pense pas qu'il pleuve 

aujourd'hui. 
je sais qu'il est votre ami. 
faites-nous donner quelque 

chose a mauger de suite, 
cette couleur ne vous sied 

pas. 
quand vous serez plus^atten- 

tif a mes preceptes, je vous 

recorapenserai. 
je lui rendrai sa visite aujour- 
d'hui ou demain. 
si elle a fait cela, je puis^en 

faire autant. 
comment vous trouvez-vous 

ce matin? 
void le plus beau village du 

comte. 
je ne puis croire une parole 

de ce qu'il dit. 
agissez^avec vigueur, et vous 

reussirez. 
je vous dirai ce que j'en 

pense. 
a qui ecrivez-vous mainte 

nant? 

M 



we set out to-morrow after 
breakfast. 

I offer you my services 
with all my heart, 

I perceive that they have 
deceived me. 

he expects company to- 
day. 

it is during winter that 
poor people suffer most. 

will you go this evening 
to the play. 

I do not think it will rain 
to-day. [friend. 

I know that he is your 

let us have something to 
eat immediately, 

that colour does not be- 
come you. 

when you are more atten- 
tive to my instructions J 
I will reward yon. 

I shall return his visit to- 
day or to-morrow. 

if she has done that, I 
can do as much. 

how do you find yourself 
this morning. 

this is the finest village of 
the county. 

I cannot believe a word 
of what he says, 

act with vigour, and you 
will succeed, 

I will tell you what I 
think of it! 

to whom are you now 
writing:! 



134 



bolmar's collection of 



je lui ecris toutes les 

semaines. 
la politesse provient souvent 

de I'usage et de I'experi- 

ence. 
personne ne vous^estime plus 

que je le fais. 
le pere et le fils sont morts 

la meme annee. 
je vous^en do?inerai dix 

guinees. 
je lui donne une demi-guinee 

par semaine. 
j'ai passe une semaine a la 

carapagne. 
que puis-je encore la ire pour 

vous? 
prenez cette plume et don- 

nez-moi I'autre. 
je vous sou/iaite un bon 

voyage. 
ce tapis est d'un tres-beau 

des-sin. 
a qui sont ces maisons que 

j'aper^oissur cette colline? 
cette porte ne ferme pas 

bien. 
noussortirons tou5 deux cette 

apres-dmee. 
ces demoiselles sont bien^ 

elevees. 
il n'est pas^aussi indolent 

que son frere. 
c'est mon meilleur ami. 
s'ils ne sont pas pref^; je par- 

tirai sans^eux. 
je coraprenc/s ce que vous 

voulez dire. 



/ write to him every week. 

politeness often proceeds 
from custom and ex- 
perience. 

nobody esteems you more 
than I do. 

the father and son died in 
the same year. 

I will give you ten gui- 
neas for it. 

I give him half a guinea 
a week. 

I have spent a week in 
the country. 

what else can I do for 
you? 

take this pen and give me 
the other. 

I wish you a good jour- 
ney. 

that carpet is a very fine 
pattern. 

whose houses are those I 
perceive upon that hill? 

that door does not shut 
welU 

we shall both go out after 
dinner. 

these young ladies are 
well brought up. 

lie is not so idle as his 
brother. 

he is the best of my friends. 

if they are not ready, I will 
set out without them. 

I understand what you 
mean. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



135 



je n'oublierai jamais le ser- 
vice que vous m'avez 
rendu. 

men frere joue dans le jardin. 

nous nous promenons tou5 

les jours. 
je vous prie dv: me preter 

votre dictiorinaire. 
c'est_un_/iomme sans con- 

nai.ssances. 
certes vous vous trompez. 

je ne vous co/maissais pas^ 

alors. 
j'ai presque fini. 
vous jouez beaucou/) trop. 

avec votre permission, 
elle est^incapable de dire un 
'- men son ge. 
vous parlerai-je frarichement? 

^n etudiant^attentivcment, 
vous ferez des progres 
rapid es. 

que vous^etes^importun! 

je n^ai pas de reponse a vous 
faire. 

allez me chercher I'atlas. 

il etudie la physique. 

nos le9ons psiaissent tres- 

difficiles. 
nous sommes satisfai/s de sa 

conduite. 
je suis moi-meme de cette 

opinion. 



/ will never forget the 
favour you have done 
me. 

my brother is playing in 
the garden. 

we take a walk every day. 

pray, lend me your dic^ 
tionary. 

he is a man of no learn^ 
ing. 

certainly you are mista- 
ken. 

I did not know you then 

I have almost done, 
you play a great deal too 

much, 
with your leave, 
she is incapable of false- 

hood, 
shall I speak ingenuously 

to youl 
by studying attentively, 

you will make rapid 

progress, 
how troublesome you are! 
I have no answer to give 

you 
go and fetch me the atlas, 
he studies natural phi- 

losophy. 
our lessons seem to be 

very difficult, 
we are satisfied with his 

conduct. 
I am myself of that opin- 
ion. 



136 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



que (lit votre ami? 
Pope etait^Anglais. 

a^prochez la table. 

sa protection m'a ete tres- 

utile. 
ce couteau est^a vous. 
je n'ai riea dit qui puisse 

vous^ofFenser. 
il est^arrive un grand mal- 

Aeur. 
pensez^a ce que vous^avez^ 

a faire. 
n'oubliez pas de porter cette 

lettre a la poste. 
je n'ai pas de tems^a perdre. 
avez-vous fini votre tAeme? 

oui, Monsieur. 

nous^avons bu a votre sante. 

elle est pale com me la mor^ 

nous^etions tres-mal^eureux. 

quelle est votre intention? 

I'ouvrage est^en vin^t-ciny 
volumes. 

ces^evenemens seront funes- 
tes a votre patrie. 

j'ai lu ce livre depuis le com- 
mencement jusqu' a la fin. 

I'autorite paternelle est la 
premiere et la plus respec- 
table de toutes les lois. 

a quoi pensez-vous? 

ne parlerent-ils pas trop? 

nous ne nous promenons 
jamais le soir. 



what does your friend say? 

Pope was an English- 
man. 

bring the table nearer. 

his protection has been 
very useful to me. 

that knife is yours. 

I have said nothing that 
could offend you. 

a great misfortune has 
happened. 

think of what you have to 
do. 

do not forget to carry that 
letter to the post office. 

I have no time to lose. 

have you finished your ex- 
ercise? 

yes, I have. 

we drank your health. 

she is as pale as death. 

we were very unhappy. 

what is your intention? 

the work is in twenty -five 
volumes. 

those events will be fatal 
to your country. 

I have read this book 
from the beginning to 
the end. 

paternal authority is the 
first and most respecta- 
ble of all laws. 

what are you thinking of? 

did they not speak too 
much? 

we never walk in the even- 
insr- 



C0L1.0QUIAL PHRASES. 



137 



sa conduite est bien differente 

de ce qu'elle etait. 
elle est bien changee depuis 

sa maladie. 
votre chien ne mordait-il pas 

tou^ le monde? 
j'allais chez voiis quanr:? je 

vous rencontrai. 
vous^aviez predi^ cet^evene- 

ment. 
cette rue est trop bruyante 

pour ceux qui aiment la 

retraite et 1' etude. 
soufFrirai-je patiemment uue 

telle insulte? 
si votre livre n'est pas sur la 

table, il est peut-ctre des- 

sous. 
combien de page^ avez-vous 

lues? 
nous Fattcndons^a, tou^ mo- 
ment, 
je suis determine a rester a 

la maison. 
je vous defences ^absolument 

d'aller avec lui. 
jusqu'ou vous proposez-vous 

de nous mrner? 
je le ferai puisque vous le 

desirez. 
vous savez mieux que person- 

ne, que le merite n'est pas 

toujours recompense, 
le Danube est le fleuve le 

plus grand de I'Europe. 
ils sortent rarement. 
nous craignons de ne pas 

reu5^ir. 

Ji2 



she is very much altered 

in her conduct, 
she is very much altered 

since her illness, 
did not your dog bite 

every body? 
I was going to your house 

when I met you. 
you had foretold that 

event, 
this street is too noisy for 

those who love retire^ 

ment and study, 
shall I suffer patiently 

such an insult? 
if your book is not upon 

the table, perhaps it is 

under it. 
how many pages have you 

read? 
we expect him every 

minute. 
I am determined to stay 

at home. 
I forbid you expressly to 

go with him, 
how far do you intend to 

take us? 
I will do it, since you 

wish it. 
you know, better than any 

body, that merit is not 

always rewarded, 
the Danube is the largest 

river in Europe, 
they seldom go out, 
ice fear we shall not suc- 
ceed. 



138 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



je Taime comme moa fi/s. 
personne ne peut lui plaire. 
quels reproches pouvez-vous 

me faire? 
ou allez-vous si matin? 

je ne vous caeherai pas ma 

fa9on de penser. 
reco«nait-elle son^erreur? 

je me suis servi de son livre, 
mais je ne I'ai pas dechire. 

ceci est pour vous, et cela est 

pour lui. 
il commence a faire tres- 

chauc?. 
il fut^elu par une grande 

majorite. 
il cour^ plus vite que raoi. 
je ne sais pas comment vous 

recompenser. 
envoyez chercher le medecin. 
il ne Ttpond jamais que oui 

ou non. 
vous faites peu d' attention a 

ce que je vous dis. 
chacun raconte cette Aistoire 

differemment. 
aussitot qu'il eut re^u la nou- 

velle, il partit. 
j'ai mal a la tete. 
je ne sais pas quels livres 

vous voulez lire, 
voicimon^opinion; quelle est 

la votre? 
la revolution Frangaise a 

dure vin ^'t-six^ans. 



/ love him as my son, 
no man can please him* 
what reproaches can you 

make me? 
where are you going so 

early? 
I shall not conceal from 

you my mind, 
does she acknowledge her 

error? 
I did make use of his 

book, hut I did not 

tear it. 
this is for you, and that 

is for him. 
it begins to be very warm. 

he was elected by a great 

majority, 
he runs faster than J. 
I do not know how to re- 

munerate you. 
send for the physician, 
he never answers bat yes 

or no. 
you pay little attention 

to what I tell you. 
every one relates that 

story differently, 
as soon as he received the 

news, he set off. 
I have the head-ache. 
I do not know what books 

you wish to read, 
this is my opinion; what 

is yours? 
the French revolution last- 
ed six and twenty years. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



139 



sa chambre est^au dcssu5 de 

la mienue. 
il est propre a tou^ 
il n'a jamais d'argen^ 
j'etais^a Paris il y a deux^ 

ans. 
- faites votre theme avant qu'il 

soit trop tare?. 
ils so/Iiciteront une accusation 

contre vous. 
nous nous sommes rencontres 

chez votre oncle. 
je vous pardonne, parceque 

j'espere que vous vous con- 

duirez mieux^a I'avenir. 
je ne suis plus fuche contre 

lui. 
dites-moi ce que je puis faire 

pour vous. 
le terns passe vite; il est deja 

cinq^/ieures. 
votre pere arrivera certaine- 

ment demain. 
sans^application il est^im- 

possible de reu5sir. 
ceci deplaira certainement a 

votre pere. 
je vous^assure que j^ecrirai 

demain s'il est possible, 
nous nous proposons d'aller k 

Londres la semaine pro- 

chaine. 
n'avez-vous pas pu trouver 

ce mot dans votre diction- 

naire? 
elle est respectee de tou5 

ceux qui la conudihsent, 
voici un^ouvrageUien^ecrit. 



his room is above mine. 

he is fit for any thing* 

he never has money. 

I was in Paris two years 

ago, 
do your exercise before it 

is too late, 
they will bring a charge 

against you. 
we met at your nucleus. 

I forgive you, because I 
hope you ivill behave 
better for the future. 

I am no longer angry 
with him. 

tell me what I can do for 
^ you. 

time passes away rapid- 
ly; it is five already. 

your father will certainly 
arrive to-morrow. 

without application it is 
impossible to succeed. 

this will certainly dis- 
please your father. 

I assure you I will write 
to-morrow, if possible. 

we intend to go to Lon- 
don, next week. 

could you not find that 
word in your diction^ 
ary. 

she is respected by all 
those who know her. 

this is a well written com- 
position. 



140 



bolMar's collection of 



roccasion est^entierf;ment 

perdue 
je sais souvent^interrompu 

par dcs^importuns. 
j'entrai au moment que vous 

sortiez. 
il a fait^un present' a sa 

soeur. 
je le feral volon tiers, si vous 

voulez. 
nous partimes^ensemble 

mais nous nous separames 

le lenderaain. 
maintenant, comme il fait 

beau, faisons^une prome- 
nade, 
combien vous coute cette 

voiture? 
je ne puis pas faire ce t/ieme 

sans votre assistance, 
elle I'a fait^expre^. 
de quoi se plaint-il? 
restez^avec moi jusqu'a ce 

que la pluie soit passee. 
si vous voulez du papier, en 

voici. 
qu'il parte de suite, 
elle est^incapable d'aften- 

tion. 
cette raison est la meilleure 

que vous puissiez donner. 
ne me suivez pas^ainsi par- 

tou^ 
Tevenement est douteux; au 

moins je le crains. 
votre soeur ne viendra-t-elle 

pas^avan^ six^^eures? 
il est plus petit d'un pouce. 



the opportunity is entire- 
ly lost 
I am often interrupted by 

troublesome people. 
I came in at the moment 

you were going out, 
he has made a present to 

his sister. 
I will do it willingly, if 

you wish, 
we set out together, but 

we parted the next 

day, 
now, as it is fine weather , 

let us take a walk. 

how much does that car- 

riage cost you? 
I cannot do that exercise 

without your assistance, 
she has done it on purpose, 
what does he complain of? 
stay with me till the rain 

be over, 
if you want paper, here is 

some. . \ly. 

let him set out immediate- 
she is incapable of atten- 
tion, 
that reason is the best you 

can give, 
do not folloiv me so every 

where, 
the event is doubtful; cttm 

least I fear so. * 

will not your sister come 

before six o^ clock? 
he is shorter by an inch. 



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141 



nous sommes^au coeur de 

I'Aiver. 
nous vous^accompagnerons 

chez vous, si vous voulez 

nous le permettre. 
je suis surpris de son^impu- 

dence. 
pourquoi n'ouvrez-vous pas 

les fenetres? 
ils sont mecontens de sa con- 

duite. 
vous lui ferez plus de mal 

que vous ne pensez. 
nous^allons^a sa rencontre, 
cela n'arrivera jamais, 
sa physionomie inspire la 

terreur. 
donnez-lui une recompense 

pour sa bonne conduite 
la matinee est propre a 

I'etude. 
c'est i'opinion de quelques 

auteurs. 
n'avez-vous pas de reponse 

a me donner? 
toute la tlotte est^en mer. 
jetez les^yeux de 1' autre cote 

de la riviere, 
dites-moi laquelle de ces 

dames, vous plait le plus, 
cette chaine n'est pas d'or 

elle est doree. 
il n'est pas honteux de sa 

conduite. 
je n'etais pas malade, cepen- 

dant je ne me portais pas 

bien. 
■ n'aviez-vous pas tor^^ 



we are in the depth of 

winter, 
we shall see you homey if 

you allow us, 

I am surprised at his im- 
pudence, 
why do you not open the 

windows, 
they are not pleased with 

his conduct, 
you ivill hurt him more 

than you think, 
we are ^oing to meet him. 
that will never happen, 
his countenance inspires 

terror, 
give him a reward for his 

good conduct, 
the morning is the proper 

time for study, 
it is the opinion of some 

ivriters. 
have you no answer to 

give me? 
the whole fleet is at sea, 
cast your eyes on the other 

side of the river, 
tell me ivhich of these 

ladies pleases you most, 
that chain is not goldj it 

is gilt, 
he is not ashamed of his 

conduct. 
I was not ill, yet I was 

not well, 

were you not in the wrong? 



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je vous^expliquerai ce pas- 
sage, 
vous^aviez de I'argenf hier; 

en^avez-vous maintenant? 
j'etais pvh de lui lorsque 

racciden^ est^arrive. 
je lui donnerai ma voix. 
qu'ils^emploie?i^ bien leur 

terns, 
il doit^y avoir vine erreur 

quelqiie parf. 
votre maitre est-il contend de 

vous? 
comraeiit! vos soulier^^ sont 

deja uses! 
je I'ai vu a New York il y 

a aujourd'/iui une semaine. 
il ne lui pardonnera jamais, 
comment vous^appelez-vous? 
je m'appele G... 
j'ai tant d'ouvrage a faire, 

que je n'ai pas^un moment 

^a perdre. 
sa conduite ne me plait pas. 

pourquoi empechez-vous cet 
^enfant d'etudier sa le^on? 

avez-vous^aj9pris vos phra- 
ses? 

je vous prie de le faire le 
plustof possible. 

les^espri^s faibles se preoc- 
cupent^aisement. 

mefiez-vous de cet ami per- 
fide. 

si vous vous sentez^indis- 
pose, allez vous coucher. 



/ will explain that pas- 
sage to you, 
you had money yesterday; 

have you any now? 
I was by him when the 

accident happened* 
I shall give him my vote, 
let them employ their time 

well, 
there must be an error 

some where, 
is your master pleased 

with youl 
what! your shoes are aU 

readij worn out! 
I saio him at New- York 

this day week, 
he will never pardon him. 
what is your name! 
my name is G,,, 
I have so much work to 

doy that I have not a 

moment to lose, 
his behaviour does not 

please me, 
why do you prevent that 

child from studying 

his lesson? 
have you learned your 

phrases? 
pray, do it, as soon as 



weak minds are easily 

prepossessed, 
beware of this perfidious 

friend, 
if you feel indisposed, go 

to bed. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



143 



je lui donne la cinquieme 
partie de mon revenu 

il n'est pas si riche qu'on le 
dit 

j'ecrirais mieux si je n'avais 
pas^une si mauvaise plume. 

pourquoi s'en vont-ils sito/. 

le jeu est sa principale occu- 
pation. 

lis commen9aient_a lire lors- 
qu'il entra. 

reposons-nous^ici une demi- 
/leure. 

ils^aceepterent mes^offres, et 
r affaire fut^arretee. 

nous ue pouvons pas toujours 
jouer, il faut^aussi que 
nous^etudious. 

il est gauche dans tou^ ce 
qu'il fai^ 

je crains qu'on ne les renvoie. 

je ne pensais pas qu'elle put 

marcher si loin, 
quoiqu'il le dise, personne 

ne le croit. 
nous ne dejeunerons pas sans 

vous. 
elle ne veut pas se meler de 

cette affaire. 
je crains qu'elle n'ait dit^un 

mensonge pour s'excuser. 
nous sorarqes couver/^ de 

poussiere. 
jrez-vous^en France cet^ 

ete? 



T give him the fifth part 

of my income, 
he is not so rich as he is 

said to be, 
I would write better if I 

had not such a bad pen. 
why do they go away so 

soon? 
playing is his principal 

occupation, 
they were beginning to 

read when he came in, 
let us rest here for half 

an hour, 
they accepted my offers, 

and the affair was 

settled, 
we cannot always play; 

we must study likewise, 

he is awkward in every 

thing he does, 
I am afraid they will be 

expelled, 
I did not think she could 

walk so far, 
though he says so, no- 
body believes him, 
we will not breakfast 

ivithout you, 
she will not interfere in 

that business, 
I fear she told a story to 

excuse herself 
we are covered v^ith 

dust* 
will you go to France this 

summer'^ 



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je ne pensais pas qu'il s'en_ 

allaf sito^ 
est-ce que le domestique n'at- 

iend pas^une reponse? 
j'ai GUI dire qu'elle etait 

trcs-riche. 
ne faitespas desvceux^incon- 

sideres. 
il a ete Tartisan de sa propre 

fortune, 
en verite, dit-elle, c'est ee 

que je ne ferai jamais. 
c'est_un_/iomme tres-agrea- 

ble en societe. 
je I'ai rencontre sur labrune. 
nouG^avons dine de tres- 

bonne /leure aujourd'/iui. 
demain je par.9 pour la Hoi 

lande. 
je vous convaincrai aisement 

de cette verite. 
lui et elle firent tout Tou- 

vrage. 
mangez^une de ces pommes 
le congres s'assemblera le 

quatre du mois prochain 
il est difficile d'aborder sur 

cette cote, 
c'est^un^/iomme fort^ordi- 

naire. 
la plupart des membres se 

leveret/, 
il y a long*tems que je n'ai 

re9u de vos nouvelles. 
elle avait peu d'entendement. 

il le rencontra dans la rue, et 
remmena dans sa raaison. 



/ did not think he would 
go away so soon, 

is Hot the servant waiting 
for an answer? 

I heard she urns very rich. 

do not make rash vows, 

he has been the maker of 

his own fortune, 
indeed, said she, that is 

what I will never do, 
he is a very agreeable 

man in society. 
I met him about dusk, 
we have dined, very early 

to-day, 
to-morrow I set out for 

Holland. 
I shall easily convince 

you of this truth, 
he and she did the whole 

work, 
eat one of these apples, 
congress will meet on the 

fourth of next month, 
it is difficult to land on 

that coast, 
he is a man of common 

abilities, 
the greater part of the 

members rose. 
I have not heard from you 

for a long while, 
she had a moderate un- 
derstanding, 
he met him in the street 

and brought him. to his 

house. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



145 



je Fattendrai. 

j'ai parle a mon frere de tou^ 
ce qui est^arrive. 

a tout prendre, je I'aime 

assez. 
ma scsur demeure en France. 
I'experience confirme notre 

opinion, 
ritalie est^un beau pays, 
son pere est^un^officier de 

granc? merite. 
11 m'est survenuun ^accident 

facheux. 
. c'est_un_/tomme entre deux 

^ag-es. 
je m'aper9ois que j'ai exige 

trop de vous. 
ce que vous me dites est^in- 

eroyable. 
ils craignenr qu'elle ne de- 

vienne aveugle. 
pourquoi me donnez-vous la 

peine de le faire? 
avez-vous trouve la lettre que 

vous^aviez perdue, 
il n'y a pas de danger a pas- 
ser la riviere, 
elle est prodigue a I'exces. 
non seulement je le payai, 

mais meme je lui fis^un 

present, 
d'apres ce que vous dites, 

nous devons le eroire. 
de maniere que vous I'avez vu, 

et que vous lui avez parle, 
une telle faute merite d'etre 

punle. 

N 



/ shall wait for him. 

I have spoken to my bro- 
ther of all that hap- 
pened, 

upon the whole, I like him 
well enough, 

my sister lives in France, 

experience confirms our 
opinion. [try, 

Italy is a beautiful coun- 

his father is an officer of 
great merit, 

a sad accident has be- 
fallen me, 

he is a middle-aged man, 

I perceive that I have re- 
quired too much of you, 

what you tell me is in- 
credible, 

they fear she ivill become 
blind. 

why do you give me the 
trouble of doing il? 

did you find the letter 
you had lost, 

there is no danger in 
crossing the river. 

she is prodigal to excess, 

I not only paid him, but 
even made him a 
present. 

from ivhat. you say, we 
must believe it. 

w you saw him, and spoke 
to him. 

such a fault deserves 
puvishmeni' 



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venez le plus souvent que 

vous pourrez. 
en^/iiver les routes sont tou- 

jours plus mauvaises qu'en 

^ete. 
quaud vous proposez-vous de 

faire votre t/teDie? 
cette maison est bien situee. 
j'ai envie de parler k votre 

sceur. 
je suis plus d'a moitie con- 

vaincu. 
je n'ai pas dormi deux_ 

Aeures de toute la nuit. 
ne ferons-nous pas notre pro- 
menade ordinaire avant 

dejeiine? 
ians toute la force de I'tige. 
a porte de la chambre est- 

elle fermee? 
me donnerez-vous cette 

preuve d'amitie? 
nous^avons re9u des nouvel- 

les de notre frere. 
nous venions d'arriver lors- 

qu'il entra. 
lui et moi nous^apprenons \e 

fran9ais. 
nous^avons^une belle maison 

de campagne et un granc? 

jardin, 
que les^ouvrages de Fenelon 

sont elegans et instructifs! 

cette /listoire est tres-amu- 

sante. 
combien d'enfans a-t-il? 
croyez-moi, c'est^un ^/ion- 



come as often as you can. 

in winter J the roads are 

always worse than in 

summer, 
when do you intend to do 

your exercise? 
this house is well situated. 
I have a mind to speak to 

your sister. 
I am more than half con- 

vinced. 
I have not slept two hours 

the whole night, 
shall we not take our 

usual walk before 

breakfast? 
in the full vigour of life, 
is the chamber-door shut? 

will you give me that 
proof of friendship? 

we have heard from our 
brother. 

we had just arrived lohen 
he came i7i. 

he and I learn French. 

we have a fine country- 
house and a spacious 
garden. 

how elegant and instruc- 
tive are the works of 
Fenelon! 

this story is very enter- 
taining. 

how many children has he? 

believe me he is an honest 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



147 



nete ^omme; je vtponds 
de sa probite. 
son petit revenu lui procure 
toutes les^aises de la vie. 

c'est r^omme le plus^avare 

que je connaisse. 
tout le monde le sait, excepte 

vous. 
il viendra d'aujourd'Aui en 

trois semaines. 
rien ne pourrait Ten detour- 

ner. 
il y a plus d'une ^eure que je 

suis^ici. 
il fut battu, tout fort qu'il est. 

donnez-moi mon livre, j'en^ 

ai besoin. 
ils vont faire uce promenade 

en voiture. 
je lui fis^une reponse polie. 

lorsque j'ai perdu quelque 
chose, je le cherche. 

la plupart des romans gatent 
le jugement. 

votre ami est dans la detresse, 
pensez^a lui. 

il y a deux^/ieures que je 
suis leve. 

nous^avons re^u une lettre ce 
matin. 

il ecoute ses^avis avec une 
attention extraordinaire. 

cela rae conviendrait beau- 
coup. 

etre occupe a une chose. 



man, I answer for his 

probity, 
his small income affords 

him all the comforts of 

life, 
he is the most covetous 

man I know, 
every body knows it, ex- 
cept you, 
he will come this day 

three weeks, 
nothing would deter him 

from it, 
I have been here above an 

hour, 
he was beaten^ strong as 

he is, 
give me my booky I want 

it, 
they are going to take an 

airing in the carriage, 
I returned him a polite 

answer, 
when I have lost some- 
thing, I look for it, 
most romances spoil the 

judgment, 
your friend is in distress; 

think of him, 
I have been up these two 

hours, 
we have received a letter 

this morning, 
he pays unusual atten- 
tion to her advices, 
that would suit me very 

well, 
to be about a thing. 



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il veut lout savoir. ' 

je suis bien^aise que vous 

soyez bien portant. 
plus v^ous parlez^a voire 

frere, raoins^il ecoute vos 

^avis. 
il vous pretera de I'argenf, 

car il vous Fa promis. 
est-ce que votre mere est^a 

la campagTie? 
c'est une des plus belles filles 

que j'ai jamais vu. 
ses regarc?s tra/nrenf ses sen- 

timents, 
je 116 co/mais pas perso/mel- 

Zement ces dames. 

cette garniture convient^a 

la robe. 
vous vous do/znez beaucou/? 

de peine, 
n'est-ce pas^une demoiselle 

accomplie? 
votre pere est-il dans son 

cabinet? 
votre mam an sera tres-satis- 

faite. 
il y a trois^annees entieres 

qu'il quiUa sa famille. 
il a depense beaucoup d' ar- 
gent dans ses voyages, 
un^i^omme for^ repandu. 

faites-moi le plaisir de lui en 

parler. 
vous montrez trop d'aniraosite 

contre lui. 



he wants to know every 
thing. 

I am very glad you are 
well. 

the more you speak to your 
brother, the less he 
minds your advice. 

he will lend you money y > 
since he promised it. : 

is your mother in the)^ 
country? i 

she is as fine a girl as 
any I ever saw. 

his looks betrayed his 
sentiments. 

I have no personal ac- 
quaintance with those 
ladies. 

that trimming suits the 

\ gown. 

you take a great deal of 
pains. 

is she not an accomplish- 
ed young lady! 

is your father in his 
study? 

your mamma will be very 
much pleased. 

it is full three years since 
he left his family. 

he has spent a great deal 
of money in his travels. 

a man of general ac- 
quaintance, 

do me the pleasure to men- 
tion it to him. 

you show too much ani- 
mosity against him. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



149 



je n ai jamais vu un jeune 

hommc plus modeste. 
il est parvenu a une vieillesse 

venerable, 
je suis vraiment surpris que 

voustemoigniez^un pareil 

sentiment. 
il s'en^alla sans parler. 

etes-vous venu tou^ seul? 
ce mot est fori difficile a 

prononcer. 
elle est^accablee de douleur. 

je prefercrai toujoursla parole 
d'un^/ionnete /lomme a 
son serment. 

il y va de votre ^o?2neur. 
nous^abusons de votre bonte. 

pouvez-vous vous justifier de 

cette accusation? 
il y a des beautes d'un grand 

^eclat dans ce nouveau 

poeme. 
il ne viendra pas si on ne 

I'envoie pas chercher. 
il le fit^avec un courage 

etonnant. 
il est devenu tres-poli. 
elle n'est pas muette, je vous 

^assure, 
sa vie a ete un melange 

d'adversite et de bon^eur. 

on regarde sa mort comme 
inevitable. 

n2 



/ never saw a more modest 
young man. 

he has reached an honour- 
able old age. 

lam really surprised that 
you should express such 
a sentiment. 

he went away without 
saying any thing. 

did you come by yourself? 

this word is very difficult 
to be pronounced. 

she is overwhelmed with 
grief. 

I would rather have the 
word of ail honest man 
than his oathy at any 
time. 

your honour is concerned. 

we trespass on your good- 
ness. 

can you clear yourself of 
that charge? 

there are striking beauties 
in that new poem. 

he will not come, unless 

they send for him. 
he did it with astonishing 

courage, [politeness, 
he has much improved in 
she is not dumb, I assure 

you. 
his life has been a mixture 

of adversity and pros- 

perity. 
they look upon his death 

as unavoidable. 



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je n'ai pas reu^si dans mon^ 

entreprise. 
eh bien, Mo??sievir, aurons- 

nous Vhonjieuv de vous 

voir dans quelques jours? 
je n'ai jamais vu un^/iomme 

plus meprisable. 
la lecture est tres-utile aux 

jeunes gens. 
il y a trois^ans qu'elle est 

morte. 
je ne pus pas rester dans^un 

climaf si malsain. 
je fis pen d'aUention a son 

discoury. 
je vous prie de parler a mon 

cousin, 
priez le de venir, nous^avons 

quelque chose a lui downer, 
je suis tres-fache d'apprendre 

qu'elle soit si malade. 
qui est ce Monsieur? 
il publisra bientot^une nou- 

velle edition de son^ou- 

vrage. 
ce cbapeau est^a Monsieur, 
elle me re^ut^avec amitie. 
je serai bien^aise de faire 

votre co7inaissance. 
il se conduit mieux qu'il ne 

fesait. 
j'irai lui presenter mes de- 
voirs, 
quelle dame avez-vous vue 

chez Madame D..,.? 
quel est le nom de cette fleur 



rouge 
pensez-vous^5. moi? 



/ have not succeeded in 

my undertaking, 
wtlly sir, shall we have 

the honour of seeing 

you in a few day si 
I never saw a more des- 
picable man, 
reading is very useful to 

young people, ' 
she has been dead these 

three years, 
I could itot remain in so 

unwholesome a climate, 
I paid little attention to 

his discourse. 
I beg you to speak to my 

cousin, 
bid him come, we have 

something to give him, 
I am very sorry to hear 

she is so ill. 
who is that gentleman? 
he will soon publish anew 

edition of his vjork. 

this hat is the gentleman^ s. 
she received me kindly, 
I shall be glad of your 

acquaintance, 
he behaves better than he 

did before, 
I will go and pay my 

duty to her, 
what lady did you see at 

Mrs. 'D„..'sl 
what is the name of this 

red flower? 
do you think of me? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



151 



oui, Mo7isieiir. 

ce jeune homme est irop 

grave pour son^age. 
prenez garde de renverser 

les chaises, 
il fait la cour a cette dame. 

I'/iistoire est la chose du 

monde qui nous^eclaire le 

plus, 
il cour^ continuel^ement de 

rue en rue. 
ne viennent-ih pas vous voir 

de terns _eii terns? 
est-ce ainsi que vous^agissez? 

il n'y avait personne que J6 

connusse. 
il a fait tout cc qu'il a pu pour 

me nuire. 
c'e&t_un_/iomme d'/ionneur. 

sa maniere de raconter les 

difFerentes^aventures de 

son voyage me plut^ex- 

tremement. 
combien de fois par semaine 

votre maitre vous donne- 

t-il Iccon? 
je vois que nous serons bons^ 

amis aujourd'/iui. 
je deplairais a toute ma 

famille. 
j'ai la vue tres-faible. 
elle a epouse un_/iomme 

comrae il faut. 
je n'ai jamais^entendu tant 

de so^ises. 



yes, I da. 

this young gentleman is 

too grave for his age, 
take care not to overset 

the chairs, 
he pays his addresses to 

that lady, 
history is the thing in the 

world which enlightens 

us the most, 
he is continually running 

from street to street, 
don^t they come and see 

you now and then? 
is this your way of pro- 
ceeding? 
there was nobody that I 

knew, 
he did all that he could 

to hurt me, 
he is a man of decided 

character, 
his manner of relating the 

different adventures of 

his travel pleased mc 

extremely, 
how many times a week 

does your master attend 

you! 
I see we shall be good 

friends to-day. 
I should displease all my 

family. 
I have very weak eyes, 
she has married a perfect 

gentleman, 
I never heard so much 

nonsense. 



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il m'a donne mille preuves 
de son^amitie. 

je profitcrai des ^informations 

que voiis me donnez. 
il a oublie de m'envoyer 

son^adresse. 
dites-lui que je n'oublierai 

jamais sa bonte. 
tout \e monde I'estime pour 

sa franchise, 
que font ces^/iommes? 
nous sommes^engages pour 

demain soir? 
avez-vous de T argent a nous 

preter? 
nous^avons bcsoin de trois 

cents gourdes, 
ne lisez jamais des livres fri- 

voles ou dangereux. 
il m'interromp^ toujours 

lorsque je parle. 
vous proposez le meilleur 

avis, 
ma chere Caroline, je vois 

que vous faites journelle- 

ment des progres 
elle demeure pres d'ici, vis a 

vis la maisoTi de ville. 
I'etude des langues est tres- 

amusante. 
je vous prie de m'excuser. 
dispensez-moi de venir. 
je vous demande pardon de 

n'etre pas venu. 
je le trouve mcfintenant 

raoins beau que lorsque 

je I'ai achete. 



he has given me a thou^ 
sand proofs of his 
friendship, 

I will profit by the infor- 
mation you give me. 

ke has neglected to send 
me his direction. 

tell her I never will for get 
her kindness. 

every body esteems him, 
for his ingenuousness. 

what are these men doing? 

we are engaged for to- 
morrow night. 

have you any money to 
lend us? 

we want three hundred 
dollars, 

never read frivolous or 
dangerous books. 

he always interrupts me 
when I am speaking. 

you propose the best ad- 
vice. 

my dear Caroline^ I see 
you improve every day. 

she lives hard by, opposite 

the state house, 
the study of languages is 

very entertaining, 
I beg to be excused, 
excuse me from coming, 
excuse me for not having 

come, 
I now find it less b.eauti- 

ful than when I bought 

it. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



153 



je vajs passer une qumzaine 
chez mon^ami B.... 

vous^offrirai-je du poulet? 

j'arrivai a trois^/ieures de 

Tapres-midi. 
elle tire parti de tout. 

bai^sez les stores. 

elle est^encore plus^avare 

que son^epoux. 
je ne croirai jamais^une 

chose si incroyable. 
c'est^incroyable combien cet 

^auteur a ecrit d'ouvrages. 

il est sans^amis parcequ'il 

parle avec insolence a tou^ 

le monde. 
i!s font beancoup de progres. 
vo'js^avez neglige votre 

toilette ce matin, 
nous nous^attendions a une 

reponse plus polie. 
une personne d'un certain 

age. 
eWe porte un chapeau de 

paille avec un ruban blanc. 
ceci ne m'est d'aucun^avan- 

tage. 
ils disent beaucouj^ de bien 

de vous. 
ayez la bonte de me donner 

votre adressCi 
nous I'avons^invite a diner 

et a sou per avec nous, 
il plait^a tou^ le mode par 



advantage 



I am going to spend a 

fortnight with my 

friend B..., 
shall I offer you some 

chicken. 
I arrived at three in the 

afternoon, 
she draws 

from every thing, 
put down the blinds, 
she is still more covetous 

than her husband. 
I will never believe so 

incredible a thing, 
it is iricr edible how many 

works that author has 

composed, 
he is without friends j be- 
cause he speaks with 

insolence to every body, 
they improve very much, 
you have neglected your 

dress this morning, 
we expected a more civil 

answer, 
a person rataer idvanced 

in age. 
she wears a sf^aw hat 

with a white rubon. 
this is of no advantage 

to me. 
they praised you very 

highly, 
favour me with your di- 
rection, 
we invited him to dine 

and to sup with us. 
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sa conduite franche et 

ouverte. 
elle a la voix plus melodieuse 

que sa sceur. 
j'ai change ma voiture contre 

une plus convenable. 

je vous sou/iaite un prompf 

rctour. 
tout cela n'est qu'une plai- 

santcrie. 
il y a trois^ans qu'il est^ 

aveugle. 
je I'ai trouve seul dans son 

cabinet, 
il aime mieux^a se promcner 

qu'a travailler. 
vous ne savez pas combien^ 

elle est^aimable. 
cela est naturel a son^age. 
ne m'importunez pas da van- 
tage, 
elle s'amuse a jouer du piano 

et a chanter. 

cda ne vous satisfait-il pas? 
c'est^une tres-folle entre- 

prise. 
comme il dort paisiblement! 

ne Teveillez pas. 
le style de cet^auteur est plus 

grammatical qu' elegant. 

sans vous, je I'aurais puni. 



au mains ne le congediez 
pas. 



his open and frank be- 
haviour. 1 

she has a more melodious f 
voice than her sister* 

I have changed my car- 
riage for a more con- 
venient one, 

I wish you a speedy re- 
turn. 

all that is nothing but a \ 
joke* I 

he has been blind these 
three years, 

I found him alone in his 



he likes better to walk 
than to work. 

you donU know how ami- 
able she is. 

that is natural at his age* 

do not trouble me any 
more. 

she diverts herself xoith 
playing on the piano, 
and singing. 

does not that satisfy you? 

it is a very foolish under- 
taking. 

how peacefully he sleeps! i 
donH awake him. |. 

the style of that author is 
more grammatical 
than elegant. 

if it had not been for you, 
I would have punished 
him. 

at least do not dismiss 
him. 



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il y avait irop de monde dans 

la chambre. 
apres tout, que ferons-nous? 
elle a autant d' esprit que 

d'experience. 
je vous^en supplie, ne 

m'abandonnez pas. 
ce canal n'est pas ^encore 

navigable, 
leurs^adieux furent tendres. 
il n'y avait personne que le 

maitre. 
je m'en suis fort bien trouve. 

mon chcval s'abattit sousmoi. 

elle s'afflige de tout. 

ne croyez pas qu'elle Fait 

fait^expres. 
quant^a vous, vous pouvez 

faire ce qu'il vous plaira. 
je n'ai pas^ecrit, faute d'oc- 

casion. 
ces^arbres sont trop ^exposes 

au ven^ 
je me promenai sur le bore? 

de la mer. 
elle n'est pas si agee que je 

pensais. 
encore une fois, je ne com- 

prenrfs rienji tout cela. 
il est^aise de voir que vous_ 

etes^etranger. 
repetez votre derniere le^on. 
- il est^alle a sa maison de 

campagne. 
lis n'ont point d' affectation. 
il a autant d'aniis que qui 

que ce soit. 



there were too many peo- 
ple in the room, 
after all, what will we do? 
she has as much good 

sense as experience. 
I beseech you do not aban- 
don me, 
this canal is not yet 

navigable, [i^g** 

their parting was q^ecf- 
there was nobody but the 

master, 
I found it agreed very 

well with me, 
my horse fell under me, 
she grieves at every thing, 
do not believe she has 

done it on purpose, 
as to you, you may do as 

you please. 
I did not write for want 

of an opportunity 
these trees are too much 

exposed to the wind. 
I took a walk along the 

sea-shore, 
she is not so old as I 

thought, 
once more, I comprehend 

nothing of all this, 
it is easily seen that you 

are a foreigner, 
repeat your last lesson, 
he is gone to his country 

house. [^tation, 

they are free from affec- 
he has as many friends as 

any body. 



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je sortirai daus^une demi 

/leure. 
faites mes ^amities a votre 

soeur. 
Oil est la poste aux lettres. 
cette lettre doit^etre affran- 

chie. 
je I'afFranchirai, si vous vou- 

lez. 
il le fit sans lui en parler. 

parlez-lui, il est porte a. vous 

servir. 
dans ce terns, j'aimais^a 

voyager, 
lorsque ma mere moiirut 

elle avait quarante-qiiatre 

ans. 
comme nous devons passer 

dans beancouy) d'endroi/.s% 

il faut que nous partions de 

bonne /leiire. 
il les fit tous^asseoir a table, 
pui.ssiez-vous vivre Aeureux! 
si vous continuez ii etudier 

quatre /leure.s par jour, 

vous deviendrez savaiit. 
la promt-nade est^une grande 

jouissance au printems. 
je ne rejette pas vos^offres^ 

obiigeantes. 
ils me parlent aussi bien qu'a 

vous et a eux. 
que faisait-il lorsque vous le 

vites? 
on I'insulta publiquement. 
elle I'a prise en^aversiouo 



/ shall go out in half an 
hour, 

give my love to your 
sister. 

where is the post office? 

this letter is to be sent 
post paid. 

I will frank it, if you 
please. 

he did it without tellins: 
It to him. 

speak to hinij he is in- 
clined to serve you. 

at that time I was fond 
of travelling. 

when my mother died she 
was forty-four years 
of age. 

as we have several places 
to call at, we must set 
out early. 

[a/ table. 

he made them all sit down 

may you live happy! 

if you continue to study 
four hours a day, you 
will become learned. 

walking is a great en- 
joyment in the spring. 

I do not reject your kind 
offers. 

they speak to me^ as well 
as to you, and to them^ 

what was he doing when 
you saw him? 

they insulted him publicly. 

she has taken a great dis- 
like to her. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



157 



je vous prentfs^au mot, 
cette lettre vous_est_adres- 

see. 
leur haine et leur animosite 

s'adouciront^avec le terns, 
soyez tranquille, tout^ira 

bien. 
ce laquais n'a pas^encore 

trouve de place, 
il est reduit^ii la derniere 

extremite. 
je prononce bien, n'est-ce 

pas? 
il serait de la politesse de 

passer chez lui. 
ses progres sent \entSj mais 

solrdes. 
cette action ne raerite pas de 

meilleure recompense, 
ses malheurs_ont_aigri son 

caractere. 
je parlerai de cet^evenement. 
je n'ai pas^abando?me mon^ 

ami. 
mon frere et ma sceur se 

sont^earAumes. 
je ne puis pas faire tan/ de 

depense. 
ra/)pelez-moi ii son souvenir. 
ma soeur me charge de la 

rappeler a. votre souvenir, 
je parlais de lui lorsqu'il 

entra. 
je vous donne ces livres, mais 

ne les pretez pas^a votre 

frere. 
la rose est plus belle que la 

violette. 





/ take it at your ivord. 

this letter is directed to 
you. 

their hatred and animosi- 
ty will wear off in time. 

do not be uneasy, all will 
be right, 

this footman has not yet 
found a place, 

he is reduced to the ut- 
most extremity, 

I pronounce welly don't /? 

it would be polite in you 
to wait upon him. 

his proficiency is slow, 
but solid, 

that action does not de- 
serve a better reward, 

his misfortunes have sour- 
ed his temper. 

I shall mention that event. 

I have not abandoned my 
friend. 

my brother and sister 
have caught cold, 

I cannot afford to spend 
so much, 

remember me to him, 

my sister begs to be re- 
membered to you 

I was speaking of him 
when he came in. 

I give you these books, 
but do not lend them 
to your brother, 

the rose is more beautiful 
than the violet. 



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la lecture est^a 1' esprit ce 
que la nourriture est^au 
corps, 

ils seront tres-fatigues apres_ 
une si longue promenade. 

il soutint son^opinion de 

plusieurs^autorites. 
son^ami le re9ut_a bras^ 

ouver^5. 
je sais que mon ^opinion ne 

sera pas^agreable. 
je vous remercie de votre at- 
tention a demander de mes 

nouvelles. 
Monsieur H.... souffrira-t-il 

une insulte; lui qui est si 

fier? 
cet_/iomme a beaucou;? d'es- 

prit; mais^il n'a poin^ de 

savoir. 
nourri et eleve dans I'adver- 

site. 
mon frere et ma scsur se sont 

_enr/iumes hier soir dans 

le jar din. 
il a abando?ine son dessein. 
je le confesse a ma honte. 
je tiens^une correspondence 

reguliere avec lui. 
plus vous vous_a/)pliquez 

plus vous^ajoprenez. 
envoyez-le-moi, s'il vous 

plait, par la premiere oc- 
casion, 
je n'ai pu m'en^empecher. 
parlez-moi sincerement; le 

feriez-vous? 



reading is to the mind 
what eating and drink- 
ing are to the body, 

they will be very much 
fatigued by so long a 
walk. 

he supported his opinion 
by several authorities. 

his friend received him 
with open arms, i 

/ know my opinion will \ 
not be agreeable, 

I thank you for your kind 
inquiries. 



will Mr, H,... suffer an 
insult; he who is so 
proud? 

that man has much clever- 
ness, but he has no 
learning, 

nursed and brought up in 
adversity, 

my brother and sister 
caught cold last night 
in the garden. 

he has given up his design, 

I confess it to my shame, 

I keep a regular corres- 
pondence with him, 

the more you apply your- 
self, the more you learn, 

send it, if you please ^ by 
the first opportunity. 



I could not help it, 
tell me sincerely, would 
you do it? 



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159 



c^est^un grand bon^eur 

d' avoir de tels^enfans. 
je passe mon terns _a lire et 

a ecrire. 
depechons-nous de nous^ 

/tabiller. 
s'ils vous denaandent^une 

grace, la leur refuserez- 

vous? 
j'ai affaire a des geny polis. 

cet.^/iomme est^extremement 

savant, 
ce mot n'est pas de la langue. 

ils^ont passe toute la journee 

dans les cham/js. 
je viendrai une fois par se- 

maine; est-ce trop? 
vous proposates un proje/ 

tres-dangereux. 
je ne vous confierai plus mes 

secrets, 
elle a la physionomie tres- 

spirituelle. 
e'est^un mechant gargon. 
je les connais tou6^ les deux, 

je les emploierai. 
comment pouv6z-vous^etre 

si credule? 
nous sommes prets a faire 

tout ce que vous jugerez^a 

propos. 
je ferais^une grande in- 
justice, 
nous n'avons jamais doute de 

sa probite. 
il a Tair provincial. 



it is a great comfort to 
have such children. 

I spend my time in read- 
ing and writing, 

let us make haste and 
dress, 

if they ask you a favour 
will you refuse it to 
them? 

I have to do with civil 
people, 

that man is extremely 
learned, 

there is no such a word in 
the language. 

they passed the whole day 
in the fields, 

I will come once a week; 
is that too often? 

you proposed a very dan- 
gerous project, 

I shall not trust you any 
longer with my secrets, 

she has a very sensible 
countenance, 

he is a naughty boy, 

I know them bothy I will 
employ them, 

how can you have so 
much credulity! 

we are ready to do what- 
ever you may think 
proper, 

I should do a great in- 
justice. 

we have never suspected 
his probity. 

he has a country-way 
about him. 



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elle est^indigne de votre 

amitie. 
j'ai toujours pense qu'il 

n'etait pas digne d'elle. 
il y a quelque chose de gra- 

cieux dans ce tableau. 
ce passage fait^allusion a une 

vieille /listoire. 
je Grains de ne pas pouvoir 

le faire. 
il a perdu toute I'estime qu'il 

avait pour elle. 
son raisonnement n'est pas 

meilleur que le votre. 
mon domestique revint^a 

pied 
vous repondrez de sa con- 

duite. 
il sait^un peu de tout. 

cela passe toute eroyance. 
elle devient tou5 les jours 

plus^insupportable. 
je ne I'ai plus vu depuis. 
venez^au plus tarrf a onze 

Genres. 
faites leur ce plaisir, si vous 

pouvez. 
il m'a donne plusieurs preu- 

ves de son^amitie. 
nous^avons^envoye cher- 

cher le chirurgien. 
il le fit, et meme il s'en 

vante. 
il a toutes les^aises de la 

vie. 
elle n'est pas contente de sa 

ser vante. 



she is unworthy of your 

friendship* 
I always thought he was 

unworthy of her. 
there is something grace- 
ful in this picture, 
that passage alludes to 

an old story. 
I fear I shall not be able 

to do it. 
he has lost all the esteem 

he had for her. 
his reasoning is not bet- 
ter than yours, 
my servant came back on 

foot, 
you shall answer for his 

conduct, 
he knows something of 

every thing, 
that exceeds all belief, 
she becomes less and less 

supportable. 
I never met him since. 
come, at the latest^ at 

eleven o'clock, 
do them that pleasure^ if 

you can. 
he has given me several 

proofs of friendship, 
we have sent for the sur- 
geon, 
he did it^ and even boasts 

of it. 
he has all the comforts of 

life, 
she is not pleased with 

her maid. 



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161 



montez tont cela. 

nous craignons la fatigue plus 

que le danger, 
nous menons^une vie bien 

tranquille. 
, elle ne se lasse jamais de lire 

des romans. 
sa mere avait^alors trente 

ans. 
je veux reprendre le fran^ais. 
il n'apas perdu I'esprif. 
il parait que vous^avez pris 

^a tache de me contredire. 

a combien^estimez-vous ce 

cheval. 
ses meubles furent vendus^a 

I'encan. 
elle merite d'etre /leureuse. 
cette affaire I'a presque ruine. 

vous devez leur faire une 

visite.. 
il le ditj mais^il ne le pense 

pas. 
je viens de le voir passer, 
il parlait^a vous, et non a 

lui. 
il ecvit tres-sensement. 
ne craignez pas de lui de- 

plaire. 
vous n'etes pas^encore d'age 

a faire des^observations. 
j'espere que ses visites a son 

^oncle ne sont pas^inte- 

ressees. 
faites-raoileplaisir deme don- 

ner une feuille de papier. 
o2 



carry all that upstairs, 
we dread fatigue more 

than danger, 
we lead a very quiet life. 

she is never tired of read- 
ing novels, 
his mother tvas then thirty 

years old. 
I wish to resume French, 
he has not lost his senses, 
you seem to have made it 

a point to contradict 

me, 
at how much do you value 

that horse, 
his furniture was sold by 

auction, 
she deserves to be happy, 
that affair almost ruined 

him, 
you ought to pay them a 

visit, 
he says so, but he does 

not think it, 
I saw him go by , just now, 
he spoke to you, and not 

to him, 
he writes very sensibly, 
do not fear to displease 

him? 
you are not yet of an age 

to make observations. 
I hope his visits to his 

uncle are not selfish. 

I will thank you for a 
sheet of paper. 



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ce spectacle lit les delices des 

spectateurs. 
je vais vous le donner tou^ 

de suite. 
aurez-vous bientot fini? 
pourqiioi ne vous levez-vous 

pas toujours de bonne 

Aeure? 
je ne dirai que la verite. 

je vous quiftcrai aujourd'Aui 

merae. 
je ne puis plus vous cacher 

mon ressentiment. 
il va rarement seul a la 

campagne. 
combien^y a-t-il que vous^ 

etes revenu de France? 
moi! le re voir! non, jamais! 

il y a deux^^eures que nous 

chassons. 
je ne m'arreterai pas, je 

reviendrai sur le champ, 
comment peut-on sortir sans 

^etre vu? 
ils dissipent leur fortune, 
il recompensa ceux de ses 

domestiques qui I'avaient 

servi fidelement. 
nous I'avons rencontre ce soir 

dans les promenades pu- 

bliques. 
il le lui avait promis, mais 

^il me le donna. 
ce jeune homme neglige 

r etude, aussi il ne sera 

j am ais bon _ a rien. 



that play delighted the 

audience. 
I will give it to you iwi- 

mediately. 
will you have soon done? 
why do you not always 

get up early? 

I shall say nothing hut 

what is true. 
I will leave you this very 

day, 
I can no longer conceal 

my resentment from you. 
he seldom goes alone to 

the country, 
how long is it since you 

returned from France? 
I! see him again! no^ 

never! 
we have been hunting 

these two hours. 
I tvill not stay; I shall 

be back presently, 
how can we go out tvith^ 

out being seen? 
they spend their fortune, 
he rewarded those of his 

servants who had served 

him faithfully, 
we met him this evening 

in the public walks. 

he had promised it to him, 
but he gave it to me. 

that young man neglects 
study, therefore he will 
never be fit for any thing. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



183 



je prefere une maison de 

campagae au plus beau 

palais. 
je la conduirai a, Paris la 

premiere fois que j'y irai. 
cela ne peut s'exprimer en 

peu de mots. 
la conduite de cette ferame 

parait_ extraordinaire, 
elle est^estropiee depuis sa 

naissance. 
comment s'est^il conduit 

pendant mon^absence? 
elle vivait^encore il n'y a 

pas long'tems. 
cette Aistoire ridicule fit rire 

touf \e monde. 
y a-t-il quelqu'un de mecon- 

tent dans cette maison? 
j'ai ecri^ au meilleur de mes 

^amis. 
j'ai toujours sacrifie mon^ 

avantage au votre. 
elle avait promis de me mener 

ce soir a la campagne. 

nous^allons tous^au specta- 
cle ce soir. 

la comedie fut perfectionnee 
par Moliere. 

le rossignol aime a chanter, 
quan^ tons les^autres^ 
oiseaux se taisent. 

tou^ le monde admire les 
fleurs belles et rares de 
votre jardin. 

il y va de votre fortune. 



/ prefer a country-house 
to the finest palace. 

I will take her to Paris 

the first time I go there, 
that cannot be expressed 

in a few ivords, 
this woman^s conduct ap- 
pears extraordinary, 
she has been lame from 

her birth, 
how did he behave during 

my absence? 
she ivas still livings not 

long ago, 
this ridiculous story made 

every body laugh, 
is there any body dissa-' 

tisfied in this house? 
I have written to the best 

friend I have, 
I have always sacrificed 

my advantage to yours, 
she had promised to take 

me into the country this 

evening, 
we all of us go to the 

theatre to-night, 
comedy was brought to 

perfection by Moliere. 
the nightingale loves to 

singj when all other 

birds are silent, 
every body admires the 

uncommon and beauti- 
ful flowers of your 

garden, 
your fortune is at stake. 



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i\ est^accable de dettes. 
ils^ont^un concert tous les 

soirs. 
je n'ecrirai ni a vous ni a 

eux. 
ils ne se battront pas^en ma 

presence, 
je le lui rendis^/tier. 

combien de domestiques 

avez-vous? 
nous^en^avons quatre. 
que vous^etes bon de vous^ 

etre souvenu de nous! 
je suis venu pour remplir ma 

promesse. 
il n'y a rien de solide dans 

ce livre. 
ce piano n'est pas d'accor<:/. 
nous les^attendons tons les 

jours, 
il est vrai qu'il y a de la 

froideur entre eux. 
je ne crois pas qu'il ait^ete 

jusque-lii. 
vous vintes trop to^ 
repondez-moi par le retour 

du courrier. 
n'etait-il pas^alors en^Eu- 

rope? 
pour moi je me leve de tres- 

bonne Aeure pour ecrire, 
il s'embarqua hier soir a dix 

^/leures. 
ces taches disparaitront par 

degres. 
je ne les^aime pas tant que 

vous les_aimez. 



he is deep in debt, 

they have concerts every 

night, 
I will neither write to you 

nor to them, 
they shall not fight in my 

presence, 
I did return it to him 

yesterday 
how many servants have 

you? 
we have four, 
how good you are to have 

remembered us! 
I am come to fulfil my 

promise, 
there is nothing solid in 

that book, 
this piano is out of tune^ 
we expect them every day, 

it is true there is some; 

coolness between them. 
I do not believe he has 

been as far as that, 
you came too soon, 
answer me by return of 

post, 
was he not then in Europe? 

as for me, I get up very 

early to write, 
he embarked yesterday 

evening at ten o^clock. 
these spots will disappear 

by degrees. 
I do not like them so much 

as you do. 



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165 



comment pourrais-je accor 
der une demande si derai- 
sonnable? 

si votre pere et votre mere le 
pensent, ils se trompent. 

pardonnez la peine que je 

vous donne. 
on dit que la biere est^une 

boisson saine. 
de si longues visites devien- 

ncnt^incommodes. 
elle est negligente en tout, 

je hais les gens capricieux. 
elle est trop^obstinee pour 

Tavouer. 
il sortit tres-mecontent. 

vos mains sont froides comme 

la glace, 
il fait tout^avec le plus 

gVQ,nd soin. 
elle ne se decourage jamais, 
c'est^un^/ionnete homme, 

fiez-vous-y. 
j'ai un mal de tete affreux 

depuis deux jours. 

elle n'est propre a rien. 
voila un beau tableau! enca- 

drez-le. 
ne savez-vous pas de quoi on 

vous^accuse? 
j'irai a la maison^aussitot 

que j'aurai fini. 
certainement elle ne vous^a 

pas di^ ccla. 



h 010 could I grant so un- 
reasonable a request? 

if your father and mother 

think sOj they are mis^ 

taken, 
excuse the trouble I give 

you. 
they say that beer is a 

wholesome drink, 
such long visits become 

troublesome, 
she is careless in every 

thing. 
I hate whimsical people, 
she is too obstinate to con- 
fess it. 
he went out very much 

displeased, 
your hands are as cold 

as ice, 
he does every thing with 

the greatest care, 
she is never discouraged, 
he is an honest man, trust 

to him. 
I have had a dreadful 

head-ache, these two 

days, 
she is unfit for any thing, 
this is a fine picture! put 

a frame to it, 
do you not know what you 

are accused of 1 
I shall go home as soon 

as I have done, 
she did not surely tell 

you so. 



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regardez cet^enfant, avec 

quel plaisir il joue! 
il se doiine beaucoiip de 

peine, 
il aime ses^enfans et il en^ 

est^aime. 
traduisez ce passage mo^ 

pour mo^ 
c'est le moins que vous 

puissiez faire. 
cette ville est grande et 

peuplee. 
ne soyez pas^inconsequent. 
je n'irai nulie par^ aujour- 

d'Aui. 
il ne manque pas de le faire 

tou5 les jours, 
j'avoue tou^ cela, n'en par- 
Ions plus. 

j'en jugcrai lorsque je serai 

mieux^informe. 
peu depersonnes vous^imite- 

ront^en cela. 
la chaumiere est batie sur la 

colline. 
je lui envoyai toutes les 

fraises que j'avais cueillies. 
je fus surpris de trouver le 

tiroir tout^ouvert. 
cet ^argument ne conclut pas. 

il a des cownaissances fort^ 

etendues. 
rien ne pouvait^arriver plus 

^a propos. 
il est tres^evident que tel 

etait son projet. 



see that child, with what 

pleasure he plays! 
he gives himself a great 

deal of trouble, 
he loves his children and 

he is loved by them, 
translate this passage^ 

word for word, 
it is the least you can do 

this city is large and 
populous, 

do not be inconsistent. 

I shall go no where to- 
day, 

he never fails to do it 
every day, 

I acknoicledge all that; 
let us speak no more 
of it, 

I will judge of it when I 
am better informed, 

but few people will imi- 
tate you in that, 

the cottage is built on the 
hill. 

I sent her all the straw- 
berries I had gathered. 

Iivas surprised to find the 
drawer wide open. 

that argument is not con- 
clusive. 

he possesses very exten- 
sive knowledge. 

nothing could have hap- 
pened more seasonably. 

it is very evident that 
such was his project. 



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167 



je le connais^a sa voix. 
rev^nez^aussi tot que vous 

pourrez. 
vous n'avez pas cultive son_ 

esprit, 
ce dessin est d'apres nature, 
pourquoi y a-t-il tan^ de per- 

sonnes employees a cet_ 

ouvrage. 
j'eprouvai cette perte qudiud 

j'y pensais le moins. 

cela me perce le cceur. 
comment pouvez-vous^etre 

insensible a toutes mes 

remontrances? 
notre jardin a cen^ pieces de 

longueur, 
cela n'est pas repondre. 
nous ne croyons pas qu'ils 

viennent aujourd'/iui. 
il n'avait certainement pas 

I'intention de la facher. 
ces^aimables^enfans sont 

tres-attentiis aux lemons de 

leur mere, 
avez-vous rintentlon de pas- 
ser Vhiver a Boston? 
en fran^ais tons les vers sont 

rimes. 

ils sont bien^aises de ne pas 
_avoir accepte vos^oifres. 
j'irai vous visiter demain. 

ses moeurs sont^exemplaires. 
je ne vois rien^k rcprendre 
dans votre conduite. 



/ know him by his voice, 
come bade as soon as you 

can, 
you have not improved his 

mind, [ture. 

that drawing is from na- 
why are so many persons 

employed in that work, 

I experienced that loss 

when I least thought 

of it. 

it wounds me to the soul, 

how can you be insensible 

to all my remonstrances! 

our garden is a hundred 

feet long, 
that is no answer, 
we donU believe they will 

come to-day, 
he certainly did not mean 

to affront her, 
those amiable children are 

very attentive to their 

mother's instructions, 
do you intend to spend 

the vAnter at Boston? 
in the French laiiguage, 

rhyme is used in all 

poetry, 
they are glad not to have 

accepted your offers, 
I will come and visit you 

to-morrow, 
his morals are exemplary, 
I see nothing that can be 

censured in your con- 
duct. 



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Famitie autorise des_avis_ 

utiles, 
ne vous^imaginez pas que 

vous m'ayez convaincu. 
asseyons-nous^a rombre de 

cet^arbre. 
je suis ravi que tout^ait^ete 

regie amicalement. 

ce grand ^^omme sera tou- 
jours la gloire de son pays. 

c'est^un vaisseau de ligne, 
ou je me trompe for/. 

voici ce que je pense, et per- 
sonne ne me persuadera 
jamais du contraire. 

j'ai envie de lui demander 

quelque chose, 
je les^ai avertis plus d'une 

fois du danger oii ils sont. 

puisqu'ils vous^ont trompe 
ne vous fiez plus^a eux. 

j'etais trop^occupe pour 

vous voir, 
il ne put resister aux prieres 

de son tils, 
elle me^de la grace dans tout 

ce qu'elle faif. 
il traduira cet^ouvrage. 

avez-vous vu du poisson au 

marche. 
ils sont faches de n'etre pas 



fnendship authorises use' 

Jul advice, 
do not imagine you have 

convinced me* 
let us sit down under the 

shade of this tree, 
I am delighted that every 

thing has been amica- 
bly settled, 
this great man will ever 

be the glory of his 

country, 
this is a man of war^ or I 

am much mistaken, 
this is what I tlmik, and 

nobody shall ever per^ 4 

suade me to the con- * 

trary, 
I have a. mind to ask him 

something, 
I have told them more 

than once of the danger 

they are in. 
since they have deceived 

yoUj do not trust them 

any more. 
I was too busy to see you. 

he could not resist the 

intreaties of his son, 
there is a, grace in every 

thing she does, 
he will translate that 

work, 
did you see any fish in .y 

the market, 1 

they are sorry not to have 

come. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



169 



faites^.aftention a vos^afFai- 

res. 
ce medecia le traite. 
cette demoiselle prend legon 

de plusieurs maitres. 
nous^avons perdu tout^es- 

poir, toute consolation, 
faisons le tour du jardin. 

ayez soin de ra 'informer si 
vous^avez re^u ma lettre. 

dites-lui bien des choses. 

je jouis d'avance du plaisir 

de cette visite. 
ce qui TafSige, c'est qu'on le 

croit coupable. 
je ne Tai jamais revue depuis 

que nous nous sommes 

querelles. 
vous^avez pense qu'elle est 

jolie; mais^elle ne Test pas. 
peut-etre que je n'etais pas 

assez prudent. 
la haine de cet_/tomme sera 

moins dangereuse que vous 

ne pensez. 
elle ecouta sa proposition 

avec I'etonnement le plus 

marque, 
on se defait rarement de ses 

vieux prejuges. 
j'espere trouver plusieurs 

lettres a mon arrivee a 

B.... 
vous vous servez trop sou- 
vent de cette expression. 
P 



attend to your business 
[him. 

that physician attends 

that young lady is attend- 
ed by several masters. 

we have lost all hope, all 
comfort. 

let us walk round the 
garden. 

take care to inform me 
whether you have re- 
ceived my letter. 

say many kind things to 
her. 

I anticipated the pleasure 
of this visit. 

what concerns him is that 
he is thought guilty. 

I have not seen her, ever 
since we fell out. 

you have thought her 
handsome, but she is not. 

perhaps I was not suffi- 
ciently prudent. 

the hatred of that man will 
be less dangerous than 
you think. 

she listened to his propo- 
sal With an air of un- 
qualified astonishment. 

we rarely get rid of our 
old prejudices. 

I hope I shall find seve- 
ral letters at my arri- 
val at B.... 

you make use too often of 
that term. 



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je ne sors jamais sans m en- 

r^umer. 
il fut tue par un boulef de 

canon, 
je iprends grancZ soin de ne 

jamais^etre oisif. 
attendons son retour. 
apportez-vous de bonnes 

nouvelles? 
une etincelle pent causer un 

grand^incendie. 
ce beau clair de lune m'in- 

vite a faire une promenade. 

nous^avons^eu une grande 

eclipse de soleil cette 

annee. 
je le vois sous^un poin/ de 

vue tout di/ferent. 
elle commence a vieillir, 
I'iine est_un_animal patient 

et laborieii.r. 
nous_a6'sistames a son^enter- 

rement. 
je vous do?inerai tout I'ar- 

gent que j'ai. 
nous devons sacrifier le plaisir 

au devoir, 
la raison de son^arrestation 

est connue. 
il desire ardemment de 

plaire. 
ce que je ne puis souffrir, 

c'est r insolence et la per- 

fidie. 
elle se met^avec goii/. 
il a vendu sa maison la 

s^maiue pa^see. 



/ never go outj but I take 
cold. 

he was killed by a can- 
non ball. 

I take great care never to 
remain idle. 

let us wait for his return. 

do you bring good news? 

a spark may cause a 
great conjlagration. 

this beautiful moonlight 
invites me to take a 
walk. 

we have had a great 
eclipse of the sun this 
year. 

I see it hi a very different 
light. 

she begins to grow old. 

the ass is a patient and 
laborious animal. 

we attended at his fu- 
neral. 

I will give you all the 
money I have. 

we ought to sacrifice 
pleasure to duty. 

the reason why' he is ar- 
rested is known. 

he is very anxious to 
please. 

what I cannot bear^ is in- 
solence and treachery. 

she dresses with taste, 
he sold his house last 
week. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



vous m'avez donne beaucoup 

de peines. 
preferez-vous vos fleurs^aux 

miennes? 
faites^attention a ce que je 

dis. 
je fais tou^ ce que je peux, 

n'est-ce pas? 
mon maitre de dessin n'est 

pas^encore venu. 
ce sent des choses^auxquel- 

les vous ne pensez pas. 
quel brui^ ils fontl 
il pense qu'il peut faire cela 

tout seul. 
comment^empech6rai-je cela? 
etes-vous les dames que ma 

mere attendait? 
pui^siez-vous ne pas^etre 

trompe dans vos^espe 

ranees! 
pour moi, je ne serai pas sa 

dupe, 
ce levrier surpasse le renarcZ 

en vitesse. 
en France oji jouit d' unfair 

pur et sain. 

quel age lui do/mez-vous? 

les ehevTcs^aiment^a paitre 
sur le penchant des collines. 

cette action vous fai^ beau- 
coup d'/ionneur. 

il vous^est facile de parler 
ainsi. 

ils nous disent librement nos 
verites. 



171 

you have given me a 
great deal of trouble, 

do you prefer your flowers 
to mine? 

pay attention to what I 
say. 

I do all I can, don't I? 

my drawing master is not 
yet come, 

these are things about 
which you do not think. 

what noise they make! 

he thinks he can do that 
alone. 

how shall I prevent that? 

are you the ladies whom 
my mother expected? 

may you not be disap- 
pointed in your hopes! 

as for me I shall not be 

his dupe, 
this greyhound exceeds 

the fox in swiftness, 
they enjoy a pure and 

wholesome air in 

France, 
how old would you sup- 
pose him to be? 
goats like to graze on 

sloping hills, 
this action does you great 

honour, 
it is easy for you to say 

so. 
they tell us freely of our 
faults. 



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il y a lon^- terns que vous 
n'etes venu nous voir. 

je ne vols pas quel grand ^ 
honuQur il y a a faire une 
telle cHbse. 

je le sais de bonne parf. 

je connais parfaitement le 
danger de cette entreprise. 

y avait-il beaucoup de jeunes 

gens? 
voici mon baton, voila le 

votre. 
repeterai-je ses paroles? 
la tempete dispersa tous les 

vaisseaux. 
le garjon n'est pas^avance 

dans ses^etudes. 
de quels livres parlez-vous? 

est-ce la votre clieval? 

oui, ce Test. 

est-ce la votre frere? 

oui, c'est lui. 

que faites-vous, ma fille? 

je lis, mon pere. 

quelque chose qui arrive, 

faites-le-moi savoir. 
je suis tres-fache contre-eux. 
qu'ont-ils fait? 
demain je serai a la maison 

a cinq^/ieures. 
j'ai eu I'Aonneur de passer 

chez vous. 
ce chcval est doux comme un 

^agneau. 



it is a long time since 
you came to see us. 

I do not see what great 
honour there is in do- 
ing such a thing. 

I have it from good aM- 
thority. 

I am well aware of the 
danger of that enter- 
prise. 

were there many young 
people? 

this is my sticky that is 
yours. 

shall I repeat his words? 

the tempest dispersed all 
the vessels. 

the boy is backward in 
his learning. 

what books are you speak- 
ing of? 

is this your horse? 

yes, it is. 

is this your brother? 

yeSf it is. 

what are you 
daughter? 

I am readings father. 

whatever happens, let me 
know it. \_the7n. 

I am very angry with 

what have they done? 

to-morrow I shall be at 
home at five o^ clock. 

I did myself the honour 
to call on you. 

this horse is as quiet as a 
lamb. 



COLLO(iUIAL PHRASES. 



173 



ce sont de vains^argumens 

qui ne persuaderoiit per- 

sonne. 
I'eglise est batie siir le pen- 
chant d'une colline. 
nous sommes six qui allons^a 

la campagne; voulez-vous 

^en _etre? 
line table dc deux ipieds de 

longueur et de deux pouces 

d'epai.sseur. 
ye vous prie de lui faire mes 

complimens, lorsque vous 

le verrez. 
il savait^exciter Temulation 

de ses disciples, 
on frappe, voyez qui c'est. 

Mai et Septembre sont, en 
France, les deux plus beaux 
mois de I'annee. 

vous vous^y prenez mal. 

nous ne pouvons pas^aimer 

ceux qui sont medians. 
pensez-vous qu'elle ait bien 

fait? 
je defie qui que ce soit de me 

con vain ere de 1' avoir fai^ 
comment^ai-j« raerite , ce 

traitcment de votre parf? 
votre pere scra-t-il chez lui 

ce soir? 
il fait tou^ ce qu'il pent pour 

vous tourmenter. 
je lui ai rendu sa visite. 
si vous vendez vos chevaux 

vous perdrez dc^sus. 
p2 



these are empty argu* 
ments that will per- 
suade no one, 

the church is built on the 
declivity of a hilL 

six of us are going into 
the country; will yon 
join us? 

a table two feet long, and 
two inches thick. 

I request you to make my 

compliments to him, 

when you see him, 
he knew how to excite the 

emulation of his pupils, 
some body knocks at the 

door, see who it is. 
May and September are 

the two finest months of 

I he year, in France, 
you do not go the right 

way about it, 
we cannot love those who 

are wicked, 
do you think she did 

right? 
I defy any one to convince 

me of having done it. 
how have I deserved this 

treatment from you? 
will your father be at 

home this evening? 
he tries to vex you, 

I have returned his visit, 

if you sell your horses, 

you will lose by them. 



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BOLMAR S COLXECTION OF 



descendez ce .tableau. 

ou votre frere aurait-il 

couche? 
que m'importe que vous le 

fassiez ou non? 
je vous suis bien ^oblige de 

votre attention, 
pourquoi vouloir me priver 

de ce plaisir innocent? 
c'est le meme Aorame que je 

vis^Mer soir a I'eglise. 
vous^avezcertainementbeau- 

coup d'avantages sur lui. 
je croyais que votre frere de- 

vait^etre de la partie. 
ou vps soeurs seraient-elles 

restees? 
je ne puis pas dire quel tein* 

il fera demain. 

peut-etre que nous^aurons^ 
un sort plus^/ieureux. 

ce passage est dangereux a 
cause des rochers. 

ne poussez pas les clioses 

plus loin, 
aurez-vous la cruaute de 

m'abandowner? 
je I'ai vu dans le jardin. 

voici la cinquieme ou sixieme 
fois que je vous le dis. 

je vous suis bien ^oblige des 
peines que vous^avez 
prises. 

ne bougez pas de votre place. 



take down that picture* 
where would your brother 

have slept? 
what is it to me whether 

you doit or 710? 
I am much obliged to you 

for your attention, 
why wish to deprive me of 

that innocent pleasure? 
he is the same man I saw 

yesterday at church, 
you certainly have many 

advantages over him. 
I thought your brother 

was to be of the party, 
where would your sisters 

have remained? 
I cannot tell what sort of 

weather it will be to^ 

morrow, 
perhaps we shall have a 

happier fate, 
that passage is danger- 
ous on account of the 

rocks. ^ I 

do not carry matters fur- 1 1 

ther. * 

will you have the cruelty 

to abandon me? 
I have seen him in the 

garden, 
this is the fifth or sixth 

time I have told you 

of it. 
I am much obliged to you 

for the pains you have 

taken, 
do not stir fromy our place. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



175 



chambre pour chambre, je 
prefere celle-ci. 



est-ce que votre ami fait des 

progres dans la langue 

fraTJ9aise? 
dites-lui de demander le livre 

de votre soeur. 
c'est^une de mes co7mais- 

sances. 
ccla sent 1' affectation, 
ib^ont^essuye de grancZs 

raal^eurs. 
le bhimeriez-vous s'il i'avou- 

ait? 
elle se fait beaucoujo de tort, 

je vous prie de vouloir bien 

lui faire mes ^excuses, 
sa condition n'est pas digne 

d'envie. 
souvenez-vous de venir de- 
main a la meme /leure. 
les plus puissans ^empires ne 

tombent-ils pas? 
elle apiprend le fran^ais et 

I'italien. 
je vous remercie de Vhon- 

neur que vous me faites. 
c'est la chose la plus^aisee 

du monde. 
aussito/ que le dine fut fini, 

elle disparu^ 
si vous voulez voir de beaux 

tableaux, il en^a. 
vous ne mangez rien: 

qu'avez-vous? 



since I must have one of 

these two roomSy 1 like 

this better than the 

other, 
does your friend improve 

in the French lan- 
guage? 
tell her to ask for your 

sister's book, 
he is an acquaintance of 

mine, 
this savours of affectation* 
they have undergone 

great misfortunes, 
would you blame him^ if 

he should own it? 
she does herself a great 

deal of harm. 
I beg you would make my 

apology to him. 
his conduct is not worth 

envying, 
remember to come to-mor- 
row at the same hour, 
do not the most powerful 

empires fall? 
she learns French and 

Italian. 
I thank you for the honour 

you do me. 
it is the easiest thing in < 

the world, 
as soon as dinner was 

over she disappeared, 
if you wish to see fine 

pictures, he has some, 
you do not eat any thing: 

what aii^ you? 



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elle a ete ekvee avec le plus 

grand soin. 
je ne sais qu'en faire. 

nous devoiis nous^accoutu- 
mer a travailler. 

ayez^un peu plus de pru- 
dence. 

meme alors il ne le fit que de 
mauvaise grace. 

ne vous^impatientez pas, je 
S6rai de retour dans^un 
moment. 

que ferai-je, moi qui n'ai pas 
^un^ami au monde. 

je passerai la soiree avec vous 
chez Madame D... 

je fus bien fache d'apprendre 
qu'il lul fat ^arrive un 
mal/ieur. 

ils re9oivent des lemons des 
meilleurs maitres. 

no'^is ne negligeons rien pour 
vous plaire. 

ce que je vous^ai dit ce soir, 
est vrai. 

il donne le ton a la conver- 
sation. 

aussito^ que nous sumes le 
danger ou il etait, nous 
courCimes^a son^aide. 

allez boire a cette source: 
I'eau en^est^excellente. 

nous^assujeftirons-nous^a 
son caprice? 



she has been brought up 
with the utmost care, 

I do not know what to do 
ivith them. 

we must use ourselves to 
work. 

have a little more pru- 
dence. 

even then he did it only 
with a bad grace. 

do not be impatient ^ I ivill 
be back presently. 

what shall I do! I, who 
have not a friend in the 
world. 

I shall spend the evening 
with youatMrs.D.,.^s. 

I was very sorry to hear a 
calamity had befallen 
him. 

they are assisted by the 
ablest masters. 

we do not neglect any 
thing to please you. 

what I said to you this 
evening, is true. 

he takes the lead in con- 
versation. 

as soon as we were ac- 
quainted with the dan- 
ger he was in, we ran 
to his assistance. 

go to that spring to 
drink: the water is de- 
lightful. 

shall we subject ourselves 
to his caprice? 



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COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



177 



n avez-voiis pas^aper^u vo- 

tre erreur? 
si, par hasard, vous^apprenez 

de ses nouvelles, mandez- 

le-moi. 
DOus^avons^eteeto7mesd'ap- 

prendre son mariage. 
j'avaisfiniavantqu'il arrivat. 

il m'empeche de le faire. 
elle a epouse iin^^omme 

sans^education. 
elle a Fair triste et pensif. 

on I'ajopel/e ^onnete Aomme; 
moi. je I'ajopel/e fripon. 

V0U3 parlez tres-vite, beau- 
coup trop vite. 
ce n'est pas^une question a 

faire. 
il achete des livres pour 

orner sa ehambre, car il 

ne li^ jamais, 
il est plus sincere qu'il ne 

devrait. 
c'est^un^ami dans le quel je 

me^5 ma confiance. 
j'aime beaucoup les cerises 

mais je n'en vois pas^ici. 
combien y a-t-il que vous^ 

etes brouilles? 
combien de jeunos dames 

avez-vous vues au bal? 
j'espere que son^industrie le 

menera loin, 
vous^et lui vous^etes portes 
a croire le contraire. 



have you not perceived 

your mistake? 
if you chance to hear 

from him, let me know* 

we have been astonished 

to hear of her marriage . 
/ had done before he ar- 
rived, [it, 
he hinders me from dmng 
she has married a man 

without education, 
she has a melancholy and 

thoughtful look, 
they call him an honest 

man; I call him a 

rogue, 
you speak very quick; a 

great deal too quick, 
that is not a question to 

be asked, 
he buys books to adorn 

his room, for he never 

reads, 
he is more sincere than he 

should be, 
he is a friend in whom I 

put my confidence, 
I am fond of cherries; but 

I see none here, 
how long have you been 

at variance! 
how many young ladies 

did you see at the ball? 
I hope his industry wih 

carry him far, 
you and he are inclined to 

believe the contrary. 



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BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



d'aujourd'/iui en huit, je pas- 
serai chez vous. 
qu'ils soient pre^s a partir. 
cette maison a une belle vue. 

si nous les laissons faire, ils 

gateront tout. 
il n'avait que treize ans. 

il n'y a pas de mal a ccla. 
pourquoi ne travailleriez- 

vous pas? je travaille bien, 

moi. 
cela ne vaut pas la peine 

d'en parler. 
comment se fait-il que vous 

soyez^ici, a cette heure 

indue? 
ne vous^echauffez pas^en 

courant. 
nous le ferons sans fautes. 
tout^est perdu: notre conver- 
sation a ete entendue. 
avez-vous deja etudie la 

geographic et I'Mstoire? 
le physique influe beaucouj} 

sur le moral. 

vous vous^ecarteriez irop, si 
vous preniez ce chemin. 

la publication de cette his- 
toire n'ajouta rien^a sa 
reputation. 

je me fais^/ionneur de votre 
coTinaissance. 

elle va se facher. 



^^15 day se^nnight I will 
call on you. 

letthembe ready to set out. 

this house has a fine pros- 
pect. 

if we let them alone, they 
will spoil every thing. 

he was only thirteen years 
old. 

there is no harm in that. 

why should you not work? 
since I work myself. 

that is not worth mention- 
ing. 

how do you happen to be 
here at this time of 
night? 

do not over-'heat your- 
selves with running. 

we will do it without faults-. 

all is lost: our conversa- 
tion was overheard. 

have you already studied 
geography andhistory? 

the bodily constitution has 
a great effect on the 
mind. 

you would go too much 
out of your way, if you 
took that road. 

the publication of that 
history added nothing 
to his reputation. 

I think myself honoured 
by your acquaintance. 

she is on the point of be- 
ing angry. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



179 



si vous n'avez pas d' autre 
crainte, soyez tranquille. 

apres que je I'eus^attendu 
deux^Aeures, il vint. 

ajoportez-moi la fourchette 

qui est sur cette table, 
je le verrai probablement 

demain. 
le parterre se mit^aussitot^a 

crier: a bas les chapeaux. 
il n'y a pas^a balancer, il 

faut s'y soumettre. 

je fus prive du plaisir de le 

voir, 
je le sais^a n'en pouvoir 

douter. 
appliquons-nous^aux matAe- 

matiques. 
quanrf vous viendrez, vous 

me trouverez pre/, 
je puis parler en^ecrivant. 

je le fais, vous devez le faire 

aussi. 
il a ete sur le poin/ de 

luourir. 
j'eus bientot^epuise mes 

ressources. 
pouvez-vous me donner a 

coucher? 
vous n'y gagnerez pas beau- 

C0UJ9. 

il paraitl'avoir fait pour vous 

contredire. 
je I'enverrai chercher, et il 

sera puni. 



if you have no other fear^ 

be easy, 
after I had been waiting 

for him two hours, he 

came, 
bring me the fork which is 

on that table, 
I shall probably see him 

to-morrow, 
the pit began immediately 

to cry, hats off ! 
there is no room for hesi- 
tation, one must submit 

to that, 
I was deprived of the 

pleasure of seeing him. 
I know that to a certainty. 

let us apply to mathema- 

tics, 
when you come, you will 

find me ready. 
I can speak when I am 

writing. 
I do it, and so ought you. 

he has been very near 

dying. 
I had soon exhausted my 

resources, 
can you give me a nighVa 

lodging? 
you will not get much 

by it, 
he seems to have done it 

to contradict you. 
[ will send for him, and 

he shall be punished. 



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je suis fache que mon^ou- 
vrage vous deplaise, mais 
j'ai fait de mon mieux. 

ces promenades sont bien^ 
entretenues, j'aime a voir 
leur regularite. 

il n'a, dit-on, ni amis iii 
ennemis. 

je prefere le rouge au noir, 
et elle aime mieux le ver^ 
que le bleu. 

il parait^etre prudent; il s'en 
fautdebeaucou/)qu'illesoit. 

r/iomme vulgaire est sus- 
ceptible et jaloua:, vif et 
impetueux lorsqu'il s'agit 
de bagatelles. 

le caprice peut^avoir des 
charmes pour quelques 
personnes, je le leur aban- 
donne. 

le devoir du fabuliste est 
d'instruire en^amusant. 

nous n'aurions pas pu mar- 
cher plus vite. 

toute la question aboutit^a 
ce poinf. 

il attaquales^ennemisjusque 
dans leur cam/>. 

vous ne sauriez concevoir 
combien j'eus de peine a 
le faire venir. 

quand^il aura ete puni, il 
fera plus d' attention. 

nous le ferons^en depi^ de 
tou^ le monde. 



/ am sorry that my work 
displeases youy but I 
did my best* 

these walks are well keptf 
I like to see their regu- 
larity, 

he has, it is said, neither 
friends nor foes » 

I prefer red to black, and 
she likes green better 
than blue, 

he seems prudent; he is 
however by no means so, 

a vulgar man is captious 
and jealous, eager and 
impetuous about trifles, 

caprice may have its 
charms for some, and 
to them I leave it, 

the duty of a fabulist is 

to instruct while he 

amuses, 
we could not have walked 

faster, 
the whole question amount" 

ed to this, 
he attacked the enemy in 

their very camp, 
you cannot think what 

trouble I had to make 

him come, 
when he has been punished 

he will jmy more at- 
tention, 
we shall do it in spite of 

every body. 



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faites-moi souvenir de cela. 
si j'etais^a votre place, je 

le ferais. 
je perdis ma montre la se- 

maine passee, mais^un de 

vos^amis la trouva. 
je sens tout \e desagrenaent 

de votre situation, 
vous faites promesses sur 

promesses; mais^on ne 

peut pas conapter sur vous. 
au fait. 
il y a quatre ans qu'il est^au 

college. 
si I'entreprise est conside- 
rable, je serai de moitie 

avec vous. 
il y eut^/iier quinze jours que 

je sortis pour la premiere 

fois. 
vous^aurez bien de la peine 

a avoir la moitie de ce 

qu'il vous doit, 
on m'a dit qu'il vit content. 

il fut presente au roi. 
j'ai invite quelques^amis, de 
tres-bons^amis. 

il n'y a rien^a critiquer. 

jl a conquis plqsieurs pro- 
vinces. 

votre more soii-elle si to/. 

je I'ai trouve, le voici. 

passerai-je chez vous ven- 
dredi ou samedi? 

il est le plus diligent de toute 
I'ecole, 

Q 



put me in mind of that, 
were I in your place, 1 

would do it. 
I lost my watch last week, 

but a friend of yours 

found it, 
I feel all the unpleasant- 

7i€ss of your situation, 
you make promises upon 

promises; but there is no 

dependence upon you^ 
come to the point, 
he has been at college 

these four years, 
if the undertaking is con- 
siderable, I will go 

haloes with you, 
yesterday fortnight, 1 

went out for the first 

time, 
it is the utmost, if you get 

half of what he owes 

you, 
I was told, he lives con- 
tentedly, [king, 
he was presented to the 
I have invited some 

friends, some very good 

friends, [^cise, 

there is nothing to criti- 
he has conquered several 

provinces, [so soon, 
docs your r/wther go out 
I have found it, here it is, 
shall I call upon you on 

Friday or Saturday? 
he is the most diligent of 

the whole schooL 



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c'est votre avis, mais ce n'est 

pas le notre. 
quoique j'eusse prevu cet_ 

accident, je ne pus pas 

I'eviter. 
j'adoucis mon pere par ma 

soumission. 
voyons si tout^est bien. 

Lucie a quinze ans. 
faites-moi savoir son^arrivee, 

au moment meme. 
asseyez-vous pres de moi. 
esprit, beaute, jeunesse, 

richesse, elle possede tou^ 

j'ai merite cet^a/front, dit 
Marie fondant^en larmes. 

une femme qui n'a pas su se 
respecter, ne doit pas^at 
tendre du respect des^au- 
tres. 

la chaleur est^accablante. 
je jouis de la plus parfaite 

sante. 
sa mere le grondait souvenf 
faites-leur pre voir ce qui 

peut^arriver. 
les maisons de boi^ sont 

dangereuses. 
nous ne serious pas re9us si 

nous^arrivions trop tarcf. 
personne ne se conduit 

mieux que lui. 
nous^avons vu ses soeurs; 

elles sont tres-belles. 



it is your advice, but it is 

not ours, 
though I had foreseen 

that accidentj I could 

not avoid it, 
I softened my father by 

my submission, 
let us see if every thing 

is right, 
Lucy is fifteen years old, 
the moment he comes send 

me vwrd, 
sit down by me. 
wity beauty, youth, riches, 

she possesses every 

thing, I 

/ have deserved this of- I 

front, said Maria, 

bursting into tears, 
a woman who has not 

maintained a proper 

respect for herself, is 

not to expect it from 

others, 
the heat is very oppressive, 
I enjoy the most perfect 

health, [often, 

his mother scolded him 
let them foresee what may 

happen, 
wooden houses are dan- 
gerous, 
we should not be received 

if we came too late, 
no one behaves better than 

he does, 
we have seen his sisters; 

they are very beautiful. 



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183 



J aime la campagne, je vais^y 
passer trois mois. 

il y a deux femraes, qui de- 
mandent^a vous parler. 

il lut le roman, insuite il me 
le preta. 

j'ai ete chez lui il y a hui^ 
jours. 

vous me serrez vivement. 

il ne fut pas tue, il mourut 

de raor^ naturelle. 
la verite et la beaute sont 

les^objefs des^ar/s. 
rien ne I'effraie. 
encore une fois, Monsieur 

ce^sez vos^importunites. 
elle se vante de la noblesse 

de son pere, et moi, je 

crois qu'il est roturier. 
elle me fit savoir que son 

beau-pere etait^a Farticle 

de la mor^ 
je vous predirai ce qui ar- 

jivera. 
vous detruisez votre sante; 

il prenrf soin de la sienne. 
j^aimerais^a lire les^ceuvres 

de Moliere. 
ce chien qui vous suivait est 

^amoi. 
nous^avons deplu a votre 

ami. 
si vous^etes satisfaits, je ne 

le suis pas, moi. 
il faut que j'ecrive une lettre 

avan^ dine. 



/ like the country; I am 

going there for three 

months* 
there are two women, who 

asked to speak with you. 
he read the novel, then he 

lent it to me, 
I was at his house this 

day se^nnight, 
you press the matter home 

upon me, 
he was not killed, he died 

a natural death, 
truth and beauty are the 

objects of the arts, 
nothing frightens him* 
once more, sir, leave off 

your importunities, 
she boasts of her father 

being a nobleman, and 

I believe he is a plebeian, 
she wrote me word that 

her father-in-law was at 

the point of death, 
I will foretell you what 

will happen, 
you impair your health; 

he takes care of his, 
I should like to read 

Moliere^ s works, 
the dog which followed 

you, is mine, 
we have displeased your 

friend, 
if you are satisfied, I am 

not, 
I must write a letter be^ 

fore dinner. 



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ils vous^en^ont^impose. 
je repondrai bientot^a votre 

lettre. 
plus^il avait de succes, plus 

^il etait modeste. 

il lui dit des^injures. 

il sujoprima plusieurs circon- 

stances^interessantes. 
en^ont-ils parle? 
je voiis demande une grace, 

et vous me la refiisez, 

quoique vous me deviez 

tou^ cc que vous possedez. 
moins je danserai moiiis je 

me fatigwerai. 
combien TAomme gague-t-il 

par semaine? 
voici votre bouquef. Made- 
moiselle Lucie, . 
achetez cela pour moi, a 

quelque prix que ce soit. 
pretez-moi ce livre si vous 

pouvez vous^en passer, 
la iiuif est^avancee, nous ne 

pouvons pas rester plus 

lono:*tem5. 
il y a un granc? plaisir a faire 

taire les granr/s parleurs. 
je le verrai probablement 

demain. 
pourquoi vous^abaissez-vous 

^a des details ^inutiles? 
avez-vous jamais ^entendu 

un tel discours? 
est-ce que cet^officier a du 

m^rite? 



they did impose upon you. 

I will soon answer your 
letter. 

the greater was his sue- 
cesSy the more modest 
he was. 

he used injurious lan- 
guage to him. 

he suppressed several in- 
teresting circumstances. 

have they spoken of it? 

I ask you a favour, and 
you refuse it me, al- 
though you owe to me \ 
every thing you have. 

the less I dance, the less 
I ?h all fatigue myself. 

how much does the man -m\ 
earn a week? f 

here is your nosegay, 
Miss Lucy. 

buy that for me at any 
price. 

lend me that hook, if you 
can do without it. 

it is late in the night, we 
cannot stay any longer. 

there is great pleasure in 

silencing great talkers. 
I shall probably see him 

to-morrow, 
why do you descend to 

useless particulars? 
did you ever hear such a 

discourse? 
has that officer any merit? 



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185 



deraain sera jour de fete. 

vous ne nuisez qu'a vous- 

meme. 
-cette maison avance trop 

dans la rue. 
cette demarche imprudente 

suffit pour vous ruiner. 
il peut beaucouja dans Ta/- 

faire dont^il s'agiL 
il n'est^/ieureua: que quand^ 

^il es^ hors de la maison. 

vous parlez toujours de moi 
quanc? je suis^absenf. 

il y a presque trois semaines 

que je ne I'ai vue. 
quoiqu'il arrive, j'irai chez 

vous. 
faites-lui la charite; quant^a 

moi, je n'en^ai pas le 

moyen. 
ne prenez ni cette fleur-ci ni 

celle-la. 
il aime la lecture autant que 

vbus^aimez Ic jeu. 
doit-il etre insolent parce- 

qu'il est riche? 
c'etait pour cette raison que 

je ne lui accordai pas sa 

demande. 
comme nous ne dejeunons 

pas^avanf dix^/ieures. 

nous^avons^une derai 

/ieure de bon. 
qu'avez-vous fai^ depuis que 

vous etes ici? 
q2 



to morrow will be a holy- 
day. 

you hurt nobody but your- 
self. 

that house projects too 
much in the street. 

that imprudent step is 
sufficient to ruin you. 

he can do a great deal in 
the business in question. 

he is never happy but 
when he is out of the 
house. 

you always speak of me 
when I am out of the 
house. 

it is almost three weeks 
since I saw her last. 

whatever happens^ I will 
come to your house. 

bestow some charity upon 
him; as for me, lean* 
not afford it. 

take neither this flower^ 
nor that. 

he loves reading as much 
as you love play. 

must he be insolent be- 
cause he is rich? 

it was for that reason I 
did not grant his re- 
quest. 

as we shall not breakfast 
till ten 0^ clock, we have 
half an hour to spare. 

wha: have you done since 
you have been here? 



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je voiis^ai dit que je vous_ 
a/tendais depuis trois jours. 

une telle conduite est blama- 

ble. 
cela est bien. — iion cela est 

mal. 
tout \e monde dit du bien de 

lui. 
mes^amis me plaigneriY, 

mais^ils ne m'a^sistew/ pas. 
je pourrais^en citer mille 

exemples. 
je pavserai chez vous, sans 

faute. 
pourquoi vous moquez-vous 

de nous? 
cela m'appartient, rendez-le- 

moi. 
il y avait tan^ de monde qu'on 

ne pouvait se remuer. 

ce qui me rejouit, c'est d'aj9- 

prendre que vous vous por- 

tez bien. 
cela ne vous sied^ pas plus 

qu'a moi. 
remettez vos livres a leurs 

places, 
nous ne sorames pas de nou- 

velles co/maissances. 
je sais ce qui est ^arrive, 
aurai-jc Vhonnenr de diner 

avec vous demain? 

le plus que vous pouvez^es- 

perer, c'est ving-f gourdes. 

il s'interesse a votre bonAeur. 



/ told you that I had been 
waiting for you these 
three days. 

such conduct is blama^ 
ble. 

that is right, — no that 
is wrong, 

every body speaks well 
of him, 

my friends pity me, but 
do not relieve me, 

I could produce a thou- 
sand examples of it. 

I will wait uponjyou with'' 
out fail. 

why do you laugh at usl 

that is mine, give it me. 
back again, 

there were so many peo- 
ple, that one could not 
stir. 

what rejoices me is to hear 
you are in good health. 

that does not become you 
any more than me. 

put your books into their 
places again. 

we are no new acquaint- 
ance. 

I know what has happened. 

shall I have the honour of 
dining with you to- 
morrow? 

the w,ost you can expect 
is twenty dollars. 

he takes an interest in 
your welfare. 



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187 



appelez-moi quand^il en sera 

tem^. 
sa maison est touted ifFerente 

de ce qu'elle etait. 
il De vous convient pas de 

frequenter si mauvaise 

compagnie. 
est-ce vous, Messieurs, a qui 

nous devons des reraerci- 

mens?. 
/ieureuse mere! vos^enfans 

seront la consolation de 

votre vieillesse. 
je me propose de leur ecrire 

d'aujourd'/iui en huit. 
cela montre un bon caractere. 

je vous louerai ma maison 
a condition que vous vous 
chargerez des reparations. 

tan^ que j'aurai de 1' argent, 
vous n'en manquerez pas. 

je m'en charge, ne vous 
inquietez pas davantage. 

aidez-le de vos conseils. 

elle donne a son maitre de 

musique une gourde par 

le9on. 
nous^avons sep^ minutes de 

bon. 
il y a presque une heure qu'il 

est sorti. 
savez-vous ce que je pense? 
combien^y a-t-il qu'il est 

mor^^ 
vous sei'virez-vous des moy- 

ens que je vous^indique? 



call me when it is time, 

his house is quite different 
from what it was, 

it does net become you to 
keep such bad company, 

is it yoUj gentlemen, we 
must thank? 

happy mother! your chil- 
dren will be the com- 
fort of your old age, 

I intend to write to them 
this day week, 

that bespeaks a good 
temper, 

I will let you my house 
on condition that you 
do the repairs. 

as long as I have money, 
you shall not want any, 

I take it upon myself; be 
no longer uneasy, 

assist him with your ad- 
vice, 

she gives her music mas- 
ter a dollar a lesson, 

we have seven minutes to 
spare, 

he has been gone out al- 
most an hour, 

do you know what I think? 

how long has he been 
dead! 

will you employ the means 
I point out to you? 



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je vous^assure que cet^ar 

gent n'est pas^a moi. 
quel est le general qui com- 

mandait ce jour-la? 
je ne re viendrai jamais de ma 

surprise, 
en^avez-vous fait tant^a la 

fois? 
que ne parlez vous? etes vous 

mue^^ 
combien^y a-t-il de terns que 

vous demeurez^a Phila- 

delphie? 
c'est^une idee terrible, et je 

ne saurais^y penser sans 

trembler, 
ne pensez-vous pas que nous 

nous soyons promenes assez 

long*-tem5? 
je vous servirai autant qu'il 

me sera possible. 

il faut que je me leve demain 
a cinq^^eures, ou meme a 
quatre hemes et demie. 

comment passe-t-il son tems, 
depuis qu'il est^avec vous? 

quant ^a moi, je me trouve si 
bien^ici, que je suis tres- 
dispose a y r ester. 

il tomba de cheval et se cassa 
la jarabe. 

votre pere ne vous refuse ja- 
mais ce que vous demandez. 

il fait cher vivre a New- 
York. 



/ assure you that this 

money is not mine, 
what general commanded 

on that day! 
I shall never recover from 

my surprise, 
have you done so many 

at once? 
why don't you speak? are 

you dumb? 
how long have you lived 

in Philadelphia? 

that is a dreadful idea, 
and I cannot thii}k of 
it without shuddering. 

don^t you think we have 
walked long enough? 

I shall exert myself for 
you, to the utmost of 
my power, 

I must rise at five to-mor- 
row, or even at half 
past four, 

how does he spend his 
time, since he is with 
you? 

for my part, I find my- 
self so well here, that I 
am greatly incliried to 
remain, 

he fell from his horse and 
broke his leg, 

your father never refuses 
you what you ask, 

it is dear living at New- 
York. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



189 



quoiqu'il soit passe, je ne 

I'ai pas vu. 
je ne sais pas ce que j'ai, je 

rae trouve de 17iumeur. 

il fit cela ii ma priere. 

il ne s' est pas mele de cette 

affaire, 
ils n'ont pas toutes leurs^ 

aises. 
je ne regarde cela que com- 

me un^acte de justice, 
voulez-vous me dire ce que 

vous^en savez? 
n'allez-vous pas^au spectacle 

ce soir? 
vous lai,9sez toujours tout^en 

desordre. 
je crois qu'il est ^extraordi- 
naire que votre frere n'e- 

crive jamais, 
vous n'avez pas fait^atteu- 

tion a ce que je vous^ai 

ecrit. 
qui I'a envoye chercher? 
avez-vous jamais^entendu 

quelqu'un dire du mal de 

ces dames? 
je vous dirai, en pen de mots 

ce dont^il s'agit. 

ii court la chance d'etre for^ 

riche un jour, 
vous paraissez tres-afflige, 

dites-moi ce qui vous cha- 

grine. 
je vous demande cela comme 

une faveur. 



although he is gone by, I 

did not see him, 
I know not what is the 

matter with me; I find 

myself out of humour, 
he did that at my request, 
he did not interfere in that 

business, 
they want many conveni- 
ences, 
this I regard as an act 

of simple justice, 
will you tell me what you 

know of it, 
do yoit not go to the play 

this evening! 
you always leave every 

thing in disorder. 
I think it rather strange 

that your brother never 

writes, 
you did not mind what I 

wrote to you. 

who sent for him? 

did you ever hear any 
body speak ill of those 
ladies? 

I will tell you, in few 
words, the whole of the 
matter, 

he stands a chance of be- 
ing very rich one day. 

you seem very much de- 
jected, tell me what 
vexes you, 

I request that of you as 
a favour. 



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j'aurai fini mon^ouvrage 
lorsque vous commencerez 
le votre. 

il n'a jamais rien valu. 

j'espere que nous passerons 

le tems^agreablcment. 
je ne pouvais plus me con- 

tenir, je suis bien^aise 

qu'eile soit partie. 
nous devons^ailer en France 

I'annee prochaine. 
je n'/iesite pas^a cet^egarc?. 
je crains de vous faire de la 

peine, 
il y a une question que je 

n'ose pas faire. 
Mademoiselle B..., que vous 

connai^sez, est tres-malade. 
il fait bon^ici pendant^un 

pareil terns, 
qui a fait ccla? — est-ce vous? 
c'est^un de vos tours, 
nous^avons^eu un^/iiver 

tres-rigoureux. 
il fait^encore tres-froic?. 
des sa jeunesse il fut forme 

aux ^affaires, 
il y a de la bassesse dans tout 

cequ'il fait, 
ma chere, vous^augmentez 

notre bon/ieur en le parta- 

geant. 
elle nous regarde sans nous 

cownaitre. 
si vous voulez m'accompa- 

gner, je vous montrerai ou 

il demeure. 



I shall have done my work 
when you begin yours* 

he has always been good 

for nothing, 
I hope we shall spend the 

time pleasantly. 
I could not restrain myself 

any longer; I am glad 

she is gone, 
we are to go to France 

next year. 
I don' t hesitate about that. 
I am afraid to distress 

you. 
there is a question I dare 

not ask. 
Miss B.,.y whom you 

knoWy is very ill. 
it is a good thing to be 

here in such weather, 
who did that? is it you? 
it is one of your tricks, 
it has been a very severe 

winter, 
it is still excessively cold, 
from his youth^ he was 

trained to business, 
there is a meanness in 

every thing he does, 
my dear, you increase our 

happiness by sharing 

it. 
she looks at us without 

knowing us. 
if you will accompany me, 

I will show you where 

he lives. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



191 



il n'agit pas comme il le 

devrait. 
il le re^ut^avec beaucou^ de 

politesse. 
tout ce qui vient de sa par^ 

est gracieux et interessant. 

je vous verrai d'aujourd'/iui 

en huit, si je me porte 

bien. 
ce que vous nous^avez di^ 

est surprenant. 
comment vous proposez-vous 

de passer vos vacances? 

je n'ai pas le terns de vous 

donner le9on. 
faites lui entendre raison, si 

vous pouvez. 
avez-vous re9u le billed de 

Mademoiselle K...? 
je sais quelque chose peu 

propre a vous rendre gai. 

vous ne pouvez pas^encore 

expliquer cet^auteur. 
ce que je crains le plus, c'est 

la tra/iison. 
ce que j'aime le plus, c'est 

d'etre seul. 
je pense qu'il va neiger. 
son^imprudence le fit decou- 

vrir. 
la table sur la quelle vous^ 

ecrivez, est cassee. 
parlez-vous sincerement? 
ne I'arretez pas, elle est tres- 

pressee. 



he behaves not as he 
should, 

he gave him a civil re- 
ception, 

all that comes from her is 
pleasing and interest' 
i7ig, 

I shall see you this day 
se'nnight, if lam well. 

what you have told us is 

surprising, 
in what manner do you 

intend to spend your 

holidays, 
I have no time to give 

you a lesson, 
make him listen to reason^ 

if you can, 
did you receive MissK,Js 

note? 
I know something which 

is not calculated to 

make you merry, 
you are not yet able to 

construe that author, 
that which I fear most is 

treason, 
what I like best, is to be 

alone. 
I think it is going to snow, 
his imprudence caused 

him to be discovered, 
the table upon which you 

write, is broken, 
do you speak sincerely? 
do not stop her, she is in 

great haste. 



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de quoi parlez-vous? 

je lui commanderai de le 

faire. 
combien y a-t-il que vous^ 

etes en^Amerique? 
de qui parliez vous quand 

j'entrai? 
il se promene dan.? la cour 

depuis le matin jusqu'au 

soir. 
il faut co??imencer cet^ou- 

vrage aujourd'Aui, autre- 

ment vous n'aurez pas fini 

a tem.9. 
vous ne paraissez pas faire 

attention a ce que je vous 

dis. 
je n'en^ai parle a qui que ce 

soit. 
ne devrais-je pas ieur faire 

une visite? 
il fit le tour de la maison, et 

parla a tous ceua; qu'il 

rencontra. 
ce style est plus^orne qu'il 

ne convient^au sujet. 

il faut^ecarter tous ces^offi- 
cieux. 

void sans contredit le meil- 
leur ouvrage qu'ait pro- 
duit cet^auteur. 

on m'a dit^/iier que vous^ 
etiez nialadc, et je suis 
vraiment blen^aise de 
vous voir si bonne mine. 



what are you speaking of? 

I will command her to 
do it, 

how long have you been 
in America? 

of whom ivere you speak- 
ing when J came inl 

he walks in the yard, from 
morninfi; till night, 

you must begin that work 
to-day, or else you can- 
not finish it in time, 

you do not seem to pay 
attrition to what I say 
to you. 

I mentioned it to no man 
living, 

ought I not to pay them 
a visit? 

hewalkedround thehouse, 
and spoke to every body 
he met with, 

this style is more orna- 
mented than the subject 
demands, 

all those ofjicious persons 
must he kept at a dis- 
tance, 

this is unqnesl'wnahly the 
best work that has come 
from the pen of that 
author, 

I was told yesterday that 
you were ill, and I am 
truly glad to see you 
lco!c so wdh 



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193 



n*aimez-vous pas les fraises? 

d'aujourd'^ui en quinze, il y 

aura bal a la salle d'assem- 

blee. 
n'allumez pas^encore les 

chandelles. 
ce que vous dites est vrai, 

mais peu de personnes le 

CToient, 
il ne fit parf a qui que ce soi^ 

de son proje^ 

ce que je hais dans^un jeune 

homme, c'est la paresse. 
allez-vous^a I'opera ce soir. 

il n'eut pas le terns de repon- 
dre aux lettres que vous 
lui avez^ecrites. 

nous voulons sortir ce matin. 

je devrais repondre a la let- 
tre de Madame H..., mais 
je n'en ai pas le terns. 

vous vous gaterez la vue si 
vous lisez^a la lueur du 
feu. 

aurons-nous beaucou/? de ce- 
rises cette a/mee? 

avez-vous^achete laderniere 
brochure? 

on s'oublie dans la prospe- 
rite. 

il me fit boire deux verres 
de vin. 

elle sentira cruel/ement cette 
perte. 

R 



do you not like straw- 
berries? 

this day fortnight^ there 
will be a ball at the 
assembly room, 

don't light the candles 
yet. 

that which you say is truCj 
but/ew people believe it, 

he acquainted nobody in 

the world with his pro- 
ject, 
that which I hate in a 

young man is laziness, 
are you going to the opera 

to-night? 
he had no time to answer 

the letters you wrote to 

him, 
we want to go out this 

morning, 
I should answer Mrs. 

H.,Js letter, but I have 

no time, 
you will spoil your sight j 

if you read by fire- 
light, 
shall we have plenty of 

cherries this year? 
have you bought the new 

pamphlet? 
people forget themselves 

in prosperity, 
he made me drink two 

glasses of wine, 
that loss will bear hard 

upon her. 



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qu'allez-vous faire de Tautre 
cote de la riviere? 

que pourrais-je faire sans 

vous? 
reraettez son livre a sa place. 

priez-les^a diner demain 

avec nous, 
le quel des deux voulez- 

vous? 
je pourrais le miner, raais 

j'aimerais mieux m'ex- 

poser a tout perdre moi- 

meme. 
je vous demande seulement 

d'y aller. 
j'ai perdu mon chapeau et 

mes ganfs. 
envoyez-rnoi mon canif 

quand vous^aurez fini. 

cet^^omme ne connait pas les 

bienseances. 
en perdant mon pere j'ai tout 

perdu, 
nous nous rendrions mepri- 

ables. 
je partagerai avec vous. 
vous^avez^assez de courage, 

mais vous manquez de 

prudence, 
il travaille plus qu'aueun de 

vous. 
nous verrons sans doute le 

jardinier. 
je sais que vous^auriez pu 

apprendre votre lecon. 



what are you going to do\ 
on the other side of the 
river! 

what could I do without 
you? 

put her book in Us place 
again. 

ask them to dine with us 
to-morrow, 

which of the two will you 
have! 

I could ruin him, but I 
had rather expose my- 
self to lose every thing. 

I only ask you to go 

there, 
I have lost my hat and 

gloves. 
send me my penknife, 

when you have done 

with it, 
that man has no notion of 

propriety, 
in losing my father I 

have lost every thing* • 
we should render our- 
selves despicable. 
I will share with you. 
you have courage enough ^ 

but you want prudence. 

he vmks more than any 

one of you. 
we shall no doubt see the 

gardener, j 

/ know that you might \ 

have learnt your lesson ; 



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195 



je le vois ld-bas_a rouvrage. 
cette rue est nouvel/emenl 

batie, elle est grande et 

belle, 
votre sceur est-elle malade? 
nous fumes surpris par une 

tempete. 
il I'a fait pour me deplaire. 

il s'est^amuse tout le terns a 
des bagatelles. 

sa condition n'est pas digne 

d'envie. 
un^homme a ete pendu pour 

avoir vole la malle. 
il n'a pas meme de quoi 

vivre. 
je le verrai dans la minute, 
on le loue quand^il fait bien. 

et on le reprimande quand 

^il fait mal. 

ne vous fiez pas^a lui. 

il est^inutile de se mettre en 

colere. 
c'est^un gar9on d'un bon 

naturel, et qui ne manque 

pas de talens. 
^nous ne sommes pas contend 

de cette affaire, 
je vousdis de ne pas toucher 

a cela. 
ceux qui etaient^autrefois 

ses^amis, sont maintenant 

ses^ennemis. 
avez-vous jamais rien vu de 

si beau? 



/ 5ee him yonder at work. 

this street is newly built; 

it is large and fine. 

is your sister sick? 

we were caught by a 

storm, 
he did it to make me un- 
easy. 
he has been all this while 

amusing himself with 

trifles, 
his condition is not worth 

envying, 
a man was hanged for 

having robbed the mail, 
he has not even a compe- 
tency. 
I will see him this minute, 
he is praised when he 

does righty and repri- 

manded when he does 

wrong, 
do not confide in him. 
it is useless to fall into a 

passion, 
he is a good natured boy^ 

and does not want 

abilities, 
we ore not pleased with 

this bargain. 
I tell you not to meddle 

with that, 
those who were formerly 

his friends y are now 

his enemies, 
have you ever 

thing; so h- 



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i'asslstai a la ceremonie. 



J 



il tomba d'uue tour de deux 

cen^5 ipieds de hauteur, 
ils lui firent leurs trcs-/ium- 

bles remercimens. 
voulez-vous me preter quel- 

ques-uns de vos livres? 
permettez-moi de vous pre- 
senter a I'oncle et a la 

tante de ma belle-sceur. 
il en^est des peintres comme 

des poetes, ils^ont la li- 

berte de feindre. 
je puis assurer qu'il y a dans 

ce plan quelque chose qui 

me plait, 
a parler franchement, c'est 

un point qui n'est pas du 

tout decide, 
vous pouvez partir, si vous 

voulez. 
sa main est froide et trem- 

blante. 
mon bon/ieur depenof du 

votre. 
voudriez-vous que j'emprun- 

tasse a celui a qui j'ai 

refuse de preter? 
je lis^Horace et Virgile, 

parceque ce sont les meil- 

leurs poetes latins. 
je I'empecherai de vous 

nuire. 
noiis^avons^ete nous pro- 

'^^ner a cheval. 

"ous traverser une 
sia: ^ieds de piro- 



/ was present at that cere- 
many, 

he fell from a tower two 
hundred feet high. 

they returned him their 
most humble thanks, 

will you lend me some of 
your books? 

give me leave to introduce 
you to my sister-in- 
law^ s uncle and aunt, 

it is withpainters as with 
poets, they are at liber- 
ty to employ fiction. 

I protest there is some- 
thing in that scheme 
ivhich pleases me, 

to speak ingenuously, that 
is a point entirely un- 
determined at present, 

you may set off if you 
please, 

his hand is cold and trem- 
bling, 

my happiness depends 
on yours, 

would you have me bor- 
row of him to whom I 
refused to lend? 

I read Horace and Virgil^ 
because they are the 
best Latin Poets, 

I will hinder him from 
hurting you, 

we have been taking the 
air on horseback, 

would you cross a river 
six feet deep. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



je ne puis que prendre un 
grand ^interet a tout ce qui 
vous regarde. 

mon frere ne parti r a pas sans 
prendre conge de tous ses^ 
amis. 

remettez cliacun de ces pa- 
piers ji sa place. 

son menton est^extremement 
lon«^, et la bouche de son 
frere est d'une grandeur 
extraordinaire. 

je vais passer chez vos pa- 
rens et leur rendre compte 
de votre conduite. 

marchons plus vite, car il va 

pleuvoir. 
j'aurais du ecrire hier a ma 

sceur. 
il y a Ion ^--tems que nous ne 

I'avons vu. 
il a ecri^ son t/ieme, mais^il 

n'a pas lu ses regies. 

pourquoi n'est-elle pas venu 
me le dire elle-meme. 

s'il a perdu son^argen^, il ne 
doit pas m'en blamer. 

vous ne I'aviez pas vu lorsque 

vous m'ecrivites. 
qu'avez-vous a me dire? 
je Ten ai felicite. 

ipersonne ne connui mieux 
les^/iommes que La Bniy- 
ere. 

r2 



/ cannot but take a great 
interest in every thing 
that concerns you, 

my brother will not set 
off without taking leave 
of all his friends 

put each of these papers 
into its place again. 

her chin is exceedingly 
long, and her brother's 
mouth is uncommonly 
wide, 

I am going to call on your 
relations and give them 
an account of your con- 
duct, 

let us go faster, for it is 
going to rain. 

I should have written yes- 
terday to my sister. 

it is a long time since we 
have seen him, 

he has written his exercise, 
but he did not read his 
rules. 

why did she not come and 
tell me so herself? 

if he has lost his money, 
he must not lay the 

, blame upon me, 

you had not seen him when 
you wrote to me, 

what have you to say to me? 

I complimented him on 
the occasion, 

nobody understood man* 
kind better than La 
Bruyere. 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



i\ n'y a rien^a voir. 

vous les trouverez cliez mon 

^oiicle. 
ayez soin de faire ce que je 

vous ai dit, 
en inoins de tr'oi^ semaines, 

nous commencerons la 

moisson. \ 
il bait les ceremonies. 

ils^agirent pliis prudemraent 

et plus poiiment que je ne 

r avals pense. 
ne soutenez pas^une opinion 

aussi absurde. 
je lie iperds pas tout mon 

terns, 
il n'alme rien, il ne se soucie 

de rien. 
que je plains la pauvre fille! 
que de peines papa se donne 

pour nous! 

il assiste les mal/ieureux par- 
cequ'il les plaint. 

il estbien cruel de n' avoir ni 
argent ni amis. 

son frere n'est-il pas mar- 
ch and? 

non, il est medecin, 

ces sbuliers sont trpp_etroi/5, 
ils me blesse7i^ 

il faut toujours vous repeter 
la meme chbse. 

c'est precisem-ent ce que je 
me proposals d'en faire. 

m'avez-vous deja oublie? 



there is nothing to be seen, 
you will find them at my 

uncle^s. 
take care to do what 1 

told you, 
in less than three weeks 

we shall begin harvest, 

he is an enemy to cere- 
mony, 

they acted more prudently 
and more politely than 
I thought, 

do not maintain so absurd 
an opinion, 

I do not lose all my time, 

he loves nothings he cares 
for nothing, 

how I pity the poor girl! 

what a deal of trouble 
papa gives himself for 
us! 

he succours the unfortu- 
nate^ because he pities 
them, 

it is very hard to have nei- 
ther money nor friends, 

is not his brother a mer- 
chant ! 

nOj he is a physician* 

these shoes are too nar- 
row, they hurt me, 

I must always repeat the 
same thing to you, 

this is precisely what I 
intended to do with it. 

have you forgotten me al- 
ready? 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



199 



lie vous^a^tendez-vous pas^a 

savoir biento^ ce metier a 

fond!? 
j'y vais dans 1' instant, et 

vous pouvez compter que 

je I'amdnerai. 

c'est^un^/iomme dangereux, 
je ne veux pas ^ avoir af- 
faire a lui. 

je ne suis pa5 coyjnai^seur en 
tableaux. 

oublions le pa.9se, soyons^a 
present bons^amis. 

qu'il est raalAeureux d'avoir 

epouse une femme de cette 

espece! 
il y avait lono*-tems que 

nous^a^endions son retour. 
votre pere est trcs-bien por- 

tant, cependan^ il a plus de 

soixante-dix^ans. 
avez-vous lu des romans? 

j'en lis^un a present. 

je suis sur qu'il vous vendra 

sa terre. 
aurons-nous des lettres^au- 

jourd'Aui? 
je ne comprent/5 pas bien 

ccla. 
s'il en^etait^ainsi, quelqu'un 

en^aurait parle. 
je ne joue ni ne danse. 
que lui avez-vous dit, pour 

le mettre dans^une telle 

colere? 



do you not expect to be 
soon master 0/ that 
business! 

I am going there this in- 
stant, and you may de- 
pend upon my bringing 
him. 

he is a dangerous man; 1 
will have nothing to do 
with him, ' 

I am no judge of paint- 
ing, 

let us bury the past iii 
oblivion, and let us now 
live good friends, 

how unfortunate he is, to 
have married a woma/n 
of that kind! 

we had been long in ex- 
pectation of his return, 

your father is very 
healthy, yet he is above 
seventy, 

have you read any no- 
vels? 

I am reading one now, 

I am certain he will sell 
you his estate, 

shall we have some letters 
to-day? 

I do not well understand 
that, 

if it was so, somebody 
would have mentioned it, 

1 neither play nor dance. 

what have you been say- 
ing to him, to put him 
into such a passion? 



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J avais pense que vous^y 

perdriez. 
empechez-le de faire des 

mechancetes. 
je ne raime pas, et vous me 

ferez plaisir de ii'en plus 

parler. 
je vols que vous ne vous 

plaignez pas saus cause, 
il y a dix a parier contre un 

qu'il ne pourra faire ce 

qu'il a promis. 
on n'a jauiais vu de saison 

plus pluvieuse ou plus 

froide. 
ne le faitcs pas, a moins que 

je ne vous le permette. 
e'est^un marchanc? k Vhon- 

neur eta la probite duquel 

il ne pent y avoir aucun 

doute. 
combien d'enfans a-t-il? 
je vous^ai dit qu'il n'en^ 

avait qu'un. 
vous pouvez^aller vous pro- 
men er dans le jardin, mais 

ne touchez a quoique ce 

soit. 
votre cousin veut se promener 

avec nous, mais nous ne 

voulons pas de sa com- 

pagnie. 
quand^avez-vous re^u des 

nouvelles de votre sffiur? 
nous^en^avons re^u depuis 

son depart, 
quoi! partirai-je sans lui 

parler? 



/ had suspected that you 
would be the loser by it. 

prevent him from doing' 
mischief, 

I do not like it, and you 
will oblige me by speak- 
ing no more about it. 

I see you do not complain 
without a cause, 

it is ten to one (hat he 
cannot perform, what 
he has promised, 

a more rainy or cold sea- 
son was never known. 

don't do it, unless I give 
you leave. 

he is a merchant^ of whose 
honour and probity 
there can be no doubt. 

how many children has he? 

1 told you he had but 
one. 

you may go and take a 
walk in the garden, 
but do not touch any 
thing whatever. 

your cousin wishes to 
walk with us, but we 
do not want his com- 
pany. 

when did you hear from 
your sistcrl 

ice heard from her since 
her departure. 

what! must I set out with- 
out speaking to him. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



201 



il le raconta a plusieurs per- 
sonnes, aucune ne voulut 
le croire. 

elle a perdu sa voix, a chan- 
ter irop tarcZ dans le jardin. 

regardez ce petit arbre pres 

dc vous, il est couver^ de 

fleurs. 
il adepense tout 1' argent que 

son pere lui a envoye. 
figurez-vous le docteur au 

milieu d'un salon de bal. 

attendez^un peu, s'il vous 

plait, vous passerez der- 

riere moi. 
notre general perdi? le bras 

gauche dans la bataille. 
quoi! n'etes-vous pas^encore 

parti? 
je vois par votre discours, 

que vous^etes^au fai^ de 

cette affaire, 
ecoutez-moi jusqu'a la fin, 

sans m'interrompre. 
cet^enfan^ a une jolie petite 

bouche. 
il y a un bon mille de notre 

maison a I'eglise. 
la dame qui a dine avec nous, 

est la meme que vous vites 

il y a dix^ans a Boston. 

les^enfans oubliewf rarement 
quand^ils s'appliqwew^ at- 
tentivement a 1' etude. 



he related it to many 

persons y none would 

believe him. 
she lost her voice, by 

singing too late in the 

garden, 
look at that little tree 

near you; it is loaded 

with blossoms, 
he has spent all the money 

his father sent him. 
figure to yourself the doc- 
tor in the middle of a 

ball-room, 
stop a little, ifyouplease, 

you are to go after me. 

our general lost his left 
arm in the battle. 

what! are you not gone 
yet? ' 

/ see by your discourse 
that you are acquainted 
with this business. 

hear me to th^ end, with- 
out interrupting me. 

this child has a pretty 
little mouth. 

it is full a mile from our 
house to the church. 

the lady who dined with 
us, is the same you saw 
ten years ago at Bos- 
ton. 

children seldom forget, 
when they exert them- 
selves, and study atten- 
tively. 



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iront-ils^au concert ce soir 

i il n'ose pas me contredire. 

je cownais le moyen par le- 
quel il parvint^a ses fins. 

il parle de je ne sais qiioi. 

elle demeure pres de la place 

U du marche. 

j devons-nous juger d'un^ou- 
vrage seulement par i'im- 
pression qu'il fait sur nous? 

il nous rendit nos visites. 
mais^il ne voit personne. 
il parait^etre fort solitaire. 

racontez-nous les details de 

votre voyage. 
ils firent^ensemble une en- 

treprise de commerce. 

pour quelques personnes, le 
dine est une des^aifaires 
les plus^importantes de la 
vie. 

il a un genre d'ecrire noble et 
elegant. 

on venait d'avertirquele dine 
etait pret quancZ mon cou- 
sin arriva; mais nous^ 
etions^encore dans le sa- 
lon. 

je vous demande pardon, je 
n'aurais pas du vous faire 
a^tendre si long'tems. 



will they go to the concert 
this evening? 

he dares not to contradict 
me, 

I know the means by 
which he gained his 
point* 

he speaks of I know not 
what, 

she lives near market 
place. 

ought we to judge of a 
work only by the im- 
pression which it makes 
upon usl 

he returned our visits^ but 
declines all society, 

he appears to be a man 
of retired habits. 

relate to us the particu- 
lars of your journey, 

they entered together into 
a commercial specula- 
tion, 

to some people^ dinner is 
one of the most momen- 
tous concerns of their 
lives. 

he has a noble and ele- 
gant style of writing 

dinner had just been an- 
nounced when my cou- 
sin arrived; but we 
were still in the draw- 
ing-room. 

I beg your pardon, 1 
ought not to have made 
you wait so long. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES! 



203 



elle se couvrit le visage, pour 

cacher ses pleurs. 
entrons dans ces petites^ 

allees. 
je vous^assure qu'il y a un 

granc? plaisir a instruire 

des^ecoliers^attentifs. 

ce n'estqu'un^objetde curio- 
site. 

voici I'endroit oil cet^^omrae 
fut tue. 

le brasseur et le boulanger 
sont partis, mais le boiieher 
et I'epicier sont^a la porte. 

cet_/iomme qui se promene 
le lou^ de la prairie, avait 
_ autrefois cej\t mille gour- 
des; il est mainteuant^ 
oblige de travailler pour 
gaguer sa vie. 

la societe qu'il frequeute 
detruira sa reputation. 

chaque fois que je le vois, j.e 

le prends pour un^etran- 

ger. 
allez mettre tout^en^ordre. 
cda fut fait, je ne sais cojn- 

ment. 
il ne fait pas^aussi froic? qu'il 

ffiisait^au commencement 

de ce raois. 
il n'y a pas plus de six mois 

qu'il acbeta une maison 

pour mille gourdes. 



she covered her face, to 
conceal her tears, 

let us go into those little 
walks. 

I assure you there is a 
great deal of pleasure ' 
in teaching attentive 
scholars. 

this is merely an object of 
curiosity. 

this is the place where 
that man was killed. 

the brewer and baker are 
gone, but the butcher 
and grocer^are at the 
door. 

that man who walks along 
the meadow, had for- 
merly a hundred thou- 
sand dollars, he is now 
obliged to work for his 
livelihood. 

the company which he 
keeps will destroy his 
reputation. 

every time 1 see him, I 
take him for a fo- 
reigner, [^order. 

go and put every thing in 

that was done^ I know not 
how. 

it is not so cold as it was 
at the beginning of 
this month. 

it is no more than six 
months since he bought 
a house for a thousand 
dollars. 



204 



boXmar's collection of 



deux jours^apres il la vendi/ 
pour deua: mille cin^ cenfs. 

c'est^aune etude continuelle 

que votre frere doit sa pro- 

fonde erudition, 
elle passe tou^ son tem^ a 

lire des lomans. 
comment passerons-nous \e 

terns? 
il y a huit^ans que nous^ 

etudions le latin, 
nous saisirons la premiere 

occasion pour le remercier 

de sa bonte. 
quanrf m^enverrez-vous ce 

dont je viens de vous parler? 

il ne convient pas^a une 

jeune demoiselle de courir 

de cote et d'autre. 
il faut lui pardoTjner cette 

faute a cause de sa jeu- 

nesse. 
c'est^un^^omme aimablequi 

a fait cela. 
je voudrais bien me debar- 

rasser de cet_/tomme-la. 
mon^attachement pour vous 

me fit passer sur bien des 

choses. 
venez, nous ferons^une par- 
tie d'echecs, ensuite nous 

causerons. 
elle me dit que vous^etiez 

dans le secret, 
je vis cin^ beaux chevaux 

dans son ecurie. 



two days after he sold it 

for two thousand five 

hundred, 
it is to continual study, 

that your brother owes 

his great learning, 
she spends all her time in 

reading novels, 
how shall we spend our 

time? 
we have been studying 

Latin these eight years, 
we shall seize the first 

opportunity to thank 

him for his kindness, 
how long will it be before 

you send me what I 

have just spoken of ? 
it does not become a young 

lady to ramble about in 

this manner, 
this fault must be excused 

in consideration of his 

youth, 
he is an amiable man who 

has done that, 
I want to get rid of that 

man. 
my attachment for you 
• made me overlook many 

things, 
come, we shall play a 

game at chess, and 

then talk, 
she fold me you were in 

the secret. 
I saw five fine horses in 

his stable. 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



205 



elleetait de moitietrop chere. 
les dames don^ vous vous^in- 

formez, sont^allees en 

France, 
pourquoi me suivez-vous 

comme vous \e faites? 
des qu'il nous vit^en danger, 

il courut^a notre secours. 

je vais preparer tout ce qu'il 
me faut pour mon voyage. 

elle n'est pas portee a faire a 
ses^etudes la meme atten- 
tion que sa soeur; par con- 
sequent ses progres sont 
moindres. 

je voudrais que nous^eus- 
sions^invite ce mo7isieur 
a diner; il est bien^aima- 
ble, et il a, je crois, beau- 
coup d' esprit; sa conversa- 
tion m'a fort _ amuse e. 

que ne faites-vous cela? 

si vous ne reussissez pas, ce 
ne sera pas ma faute. 

je monte a cheval tous les 
jours. 

allez-me chercber de I'encre. 

attendez, n'y en^a-t-il pas 
dans cette bouteille? 

il se plaint de je ne sais 
quoi. 

il J aura beaucoup de monde 
chez nous, ce soir. 

nous les^avons^attendus un 
mois. 

S 



it was too dear by half* 

the ladies after whom you 
inquire^ are gone to 
France, 

why do you follow me as 
you dol 

the moment he saw us in 
danger y he ran to our 
assistance, 

I am going to prepare 
every thing I want for 
my journey, 

she is not inclined to pay 
that attention to her 
studies, which her sis- 
ter does; consequently 
her improvement is less, 

I wish we had invited that 
gentleman to dinner; 
J think him an amiable 
and sensible man; his 
conversation has pleas- 
cd me extremely, 

why don't you do that? 

if you do not succeed, it 
will not be my fault. 

I ride on horseback, every 
day. 

go and fetch me some ink. 

stay, is there none in that 
bottle yonder? 

he complains of 1 know 
not what, 

there will be a great deal 
of company at our 
house tonight, 

we waited for them a 
month. 



206 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



il y a au moins^un^an que 
je h'ai ete ici. 

approchez-vous du feu, vous 
^etes mouille. 

quand^aurons-nous des hari- 
cots yevts} 

ils ne sont pas^encore en 
fleur. 

il y a un^avantage reel a 
etre instruit, mais la sci 
ence ne doit pas rendre 
orgueilleux. 

s'il n'arrivait pas, j'irais. 

je tachcrai de me rendre 
digne de i'araitie dont 
vous m'/ionorez. 

nous^apprenons le Fran^ais 
et nous comprenons fort 
bien tout ce qu'on nous dit 
dans cette langue. 

je n'irai plus ^ a la chasse cette 
saison. 

il remarqua qu'on ne le re9u^ 
pas^aussicordialement que 
de couturae. 

il faut vous lever demain 
matin a quatre /teures. 

comment passez-vous votre 
terns? 

si ce n'est pas^une indiscre- 
tion de ma part, je vous 
prie de me dire ce qui s'est 
passe entre vous^et eux. 

combien^y a-t-il qu'il est 
raorf? 

il mouruf il y a quatre ans. 



it is at least a twelve 
month since I was here* 

go near the fire; you are 
wet, 

when shall we have 
French'beansl 

they are not in blossom 
yet.^ 

there is a real advantage 
in being learned, but 
science must not create 
pride, 

should he not arrive, I 
should go there, 

I will try to render my- 
self worthy of the 
friendship with which 
you honour me. 

we learn French, and 
understand very well 
all that is said to us in 
that language, 

I shall not zo shooting 
any more this season, 

he noticed that he was not 
so cordially received 
as usual* 

you must get up to-mor- 
row at four o^'clock, 

how do you spend your 
time? 

if it is not an indiscretion 
on my part, pray tell 
me what passed be- 
tween you and them, 

how long has he been 
dead! 

he died four years ago* 



COLLOQUIAL PHRASES. 



207 



ajoportez la t/teiere et la boite 

a t//.e. 
les voici avec les tasses. 
ne m'avez-vous pas inter- 

rompu plusieurs fois? 
j'aime ces phrases, parce- 

qu'elles sent courtes et in- 

structives. 
je le rencontrai courant^a 

toutes jambes. 
que m'importe? n'en parlons 

plusje vous prie. 

comme il travaille fort dans 
la jouniee, il n'est pas^ 
et072naiit qu'il soit^as- 
soupi le soir. 

comme je n'entenc/^' rien^a 
la politique, je ne m'en 
mele jamais; et ainsi, je 
n'ai pas de nouvelles a 
vous^apprendre. 

j'espere que nous passerons 
bien d'Aeureux moraens^ 
ensemble pendant les va- 
cances. 

je n'ai pas lu le livre; je n'ai 
fait que le feuilleter. 

je ne pris que peu de par^ a 
la conversation a table; 
mais je fus charme de la 
bonne Aumeur de la com- 
pagnie. 

j'avoue que je prefere tou^ 
ce qui exige le moins de 
terns jet de preparation. 



bring the tea-pot, and the 
tea chest* 

here they are with the cups, 

have you not interrupted 
me several times? 

Hike those sentences, be- 
cause they are short 
and instructive. 

I met him running as fast 
as he could. 

what is that to mel no 
more of that, I beg of 
you. 

as he works hard iii the 
day time, it is no won- 
der he should be sleepy 
at night. 

as I do not understand 
politics I never meddle 
with it; and so, J 
have no news to tell 
you. 

I hope we shall spend 
many hxippy hours to- 
gether in the holidays. 

I have not read the book; I 
only looked through it. 

I took but little part in the 
conversation at table; 
hut I was much pleased 
with the propriety and 
good humour of the 
party. 

I must own, I am best 
pleased with whatever 
requires the least time 
and preparation. 



208 



BOLMAR S COLLECTION OF 



qu'avez-vous fait Jtnardi 

passe? 
apres que je Teus^attendue 

pendant long*tems, elle me 

fit dire qu'eile n'etait pas 

prete a sortir. 



vous chantez mieux 

vous ne chantiez. 
j'irai la voir apres-dine. 



que 



j'ai passe d'^eureux momens 

ici. 
ils se proposent de visiter 

Rome, et puis d'aller a 

Naples, 
quels livres trad uisez- vous? 
j'ai manque de tomber de 

chcval. 
elle ne peut^ouvrir la bouche 

sans dire quelque softise. 



je ne co7inais_aucun des mar- 
chand^s de cette ville. 

ma soeur, qui vous^a donne 
cette lettre? 

le domestique de Mademoi- 
selle D.... 

je ne vous^ai pas vu depuis 
sia: semaines. 

si nous partons cet^apres- 
midi nous vous le ferons 
savoir. 

ecrivez-moi par le premier 
courier, afin que je re9oive 
votre lettre avant mon 
depart pour Baltimore. 



what did you do on Tues- 
day lastl 

after having waited for 
her a long time, she 
sent me word that she 
was not ready to go 
out. 

you sing better than you 
did, 

I shall go and see her 
after dinner. 

I have spent happy mo- 
ments here. 

they intend to visit Rome, 
and then to go to Na- 
ples, [late? 

what books do you trans- 

I was near falling from 
my horse. 

she cannot open her 
mouth, but she says 
some foolish thing or 
other. 

I know none of the mer- 
chants of this place. 

sister, who gave you this 
letter! 

Miss Z)....'s servant. 



I have not seen you these 
six weeks. 

should we set out this af- 
ternoon, we shall let 
you know. 

write to me by the first 
post, that I may receive 
your letter before my 
departure for Balti- 
more. 
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